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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Northern Ireland Protocol Bill will not be delayed, says Foreign Secretary

THE UK Government will not delay the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill but allow the legislation to progress at a normal pace amid negotiations with the EU, the Foreign Secretary told MPs.

James Cleverly told the House of Commons that the government would not look to delay or accelerate the legislation. 

It follows reports in The Times that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had put the bill "on ice". 

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