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The National (Scotland)
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Hamish Morrison

Tory threats to tear up Northern Ireland deal will result in EU retaliation, Johnson told

Protest against the Northern Ireland Protocol in Glasgow, 2021

BORIS Johnson’s threats to rewrite part of the Brexit deal he signed would result in retaliation from Brussels, the EU's ambassador in the UK said.

Joao Vale de Almeida said there was no scope for reopening negotiations on the Northern Ireland Protocol and warned that “action calls for reaction” if the UK did go down the route of tearing up parts of the deal.

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