UK PM Johnson warns EU over post-Brexit Northern Ireland trade

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson walks outside Downing Street in London, Britain, February 9, 2022. REUTERS/Tom Nicholson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson repeated a warning to the European Union on Wednesday, saying London would take action to suspend post-Brexit customs checks on some goods moving to Northern Ireland if the bloc did not show "common sense".

"We must fix it (the problems with the so-called Northern Ireland protocol) and with goodwill and common sense I believe we can fix it," he told parliament.