Britain to table bill to amend Northern Ireland Protocol

Britain will present a summary of its legal opinion on new legislation amending the Northern Ireland Protocol governing post-Brexit trade, along with a bill to be tabled in the House of Commons on Monday.

“The bill is the product of an agreement between the relevant committees and will be submitted to parliament on Monday … along with the bill we will submit a summary of the legal opinion, so on Monday you will be able to see it as well,” said a spokesman for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. journalists.

“The Secretary of State has been very clear that we want to reach a negotiated settlement (with the European Union), but given the problems that the Protocol is creating in Northern Ireland, we believe there is a need to act.”

Source: Capital

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