Boris Johnson is facing the prospect of new legal action from the European Union after publishing new plans to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The legislation will give ministers powers to override elements of the protocol and give Britain new powers in the region on tax and state sudsidies.
However the plans have stoked fury over whether the legislation will break international law, with Irish premier Micheal Martin saying it was “very regrettable for a country like the UK to renege on an international treaty”
Keir Starmer said the government’s plan will reduce the chances of an agreement with the EU. The Labour leader said that issues with Brussels could be resolved “around the negotiating table with statecraft” and not with legislation that “breaches international law” and will impede negotiations.
And Ireland's Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said the plan would “ratchet up” tension and breach the UK's international commitments and that the charges marked a particular “low point” in Brexit talks.
