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David Bond

Boris Johnson’s government accused by Ireland of trying to ‘legitimise breaking the law’ in Brexit bust-up

Boris Johnson’s government was accused by Ireland on Monday of trying to “legitimise breaking the law” in a Brexit bust-up over Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements.

Thomas Byrne, Dublin’s minister for European affairs, made the damning accusation after speaking to Foreign Office minister James Cleverly about the UK government’s new bill on the Northern Ireland Protocol being unveiled on Monday afternoon.

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