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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cate McCurry

Protocol Bill ‘testing and fraying’ British and Irish partnership – Taoiseach

PA Wire

Controversial legislation that would empower UK ministers to take unilateral action over the Northern Ireland Protocol is “testing and fraying” the partnership between Britain and Ireland, the Irish premier has said.

Micheal Martin warned in a speech to the British-Irish Association conference in Oxford that the move risks “further instability” in Northern Ireland, saying it will damage key sectors of the economy.

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