Irish Examiner view: British prime minister Boris Johnson is up to his old tricks

EU has launched legal proceedings against the UK following the decision by the secretary of state for Northern Ireland to unilaterally delay the full implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol

UK prime minister Boris Johnson is using the tactic of obfuscation when it comes to dealing with the EU. Picture: UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor /PA

It looks like British prime minister Boris Johnson is up to his old tricks again in relation to the Northern Ireland protocol. 

The EU launched legal proceedings against the UK on March 15 following the decision by the secretary of state for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis to unilaterally delay the full implementation of the protocol.