EU threatens legal action as UK seeks to reverse Northern Ireland treaty

Unionists demonstrate against the Northern Ireland Protocol on a road leading to a port in Antrim, where a customs check has been set up between the province and the UK. AFP - PAUL FAITH

The European Union has threatened legal action against Britain after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government published plans to override a treaty governing the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland.

Legislation presented in Westminster on Monday seeks to unilaterally amend the Northern Ireland Protocol, which ensures trade rules surrounding the movement of goods through the province comply with EU norms.