Irish Examiner View: An indirect assault on the NI protocol

Westminster's Nationality and Borders Bill could prevent Irish citizens who refuse to prove their nationality from entering Northern Ireland

It is not yet clear how a new system would be enforceable when it comes to people crossing the border from the Republic to Northern Ireland if latest UK bill is introduced into law.

Campaigners in Britain and opposition MPs have raised concerns over the impact of a proposed law being introduced by Boris Johnson’s government that would limit the rights of refugees and those seeking asylum in Britain.

If passed, it will also represent an indirect assault on the Northern Ireland protocol, as well as the Common Travel Area, an arrangement between Ireland and Britain that has been in operation since 1922 (and which the British have been determined to support throughout the Brexit debacle).