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Laura Webster

Boris Johnson faces backbench rebellion over Northern Ireland Protocol plan

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during his speech at Blackpool and The Fylde College in Blackpool

THE Prime Minister plans to introduce legislation seeking to rip up the Northern Ireland Protocol on Monday – but he’s risking a serious Tory rebellion by doing so, reports suggest.

The UK Government has confirmed it will table the legislation to override parts of the protocol, which was jointly agreed by the UK and EU as part of the Withdrawal Agreement to keep the Irish land border free-flowing.

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