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Gavin Cordon

Labour accuses Boris Johnson of seeking trade war with Brussels with ‘tear up Northern Ireland protocol’ threat

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy warned against tearing up the protocol (David Mirzoeff/PA) (Picture: PA Archive)

Labour has accused Boris Johnson of seeking to provoke a trade war with Brussels which would only exacerbate Britain’s cost-of-living crisis.

Shadow foreign secretary David Lammy said Government threats to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol have come at “the worst possible time”.

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