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Germany and Ireland tell UK: No justification for breaking Brexit deal

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (not pictured) address the media following a meeting about the global food crisis, at the Foreign Ministry in Berlin, Germany June 24, 2022. Bernd von Jutrczenka/Pool via REUTERS

Germany and Ireland on Sunday told Britain there was no legal or political justification for Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to override parts of the Brexit deal governing trade with Northern Ireland.

The British parliament is considering a new law which would unilaterally change customs arrangements between Britain and Northern Ireland that were initially agreed as part of its exit deal from the European Union.

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