Liz Truss’s plan to revoke NI protocol ‘splits allies and risks trade war’

Liz Truss, the foreign secretary. Senior MPs said some ministers were ready to resign if faced with passing the bill into law. Photograph: Alastair Grant/AP

Liz Truss has been warned of a major rebellion over plans for a bill that could revoke parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, amid fresh concern in Washington over the UK’s approach.

European Union insiders have warned that the British government’s threat to abandon parts of the Northern Ireland protocol risks undermining the international alliance against Vladimir Putin.