NI Protocol Bill clears the Commons with UK Government ‘top priority’ pledge

The Government’s Bill has been criticised by the EU for breaching international law (Steve Parsons/PA)

Attempts to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol have moved closer to becoming law, as the UK government labelled it their “top legislative priority”.

The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill cleared the House of Commons after MPs voted 267 to 195, majority 72, to give it a third reading.