Boris Johnson ramps up threats against EU over Northern Ireland Protocol

Boris Johnson says the Government will set out its next steps if the EU doesn't budge

BORIS Johnson has said the UK will have a “necessity to act” if the EU is unwilling to reach a compromise in the deepening crisis over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Prime Minister – who travels to Belfast on Monday for emergency talks with the Northern Ireland parties – said the Government remained open to “genuine dialogue” with Brussels.