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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrew Woodcock

UK threat of unilateral action over Northern Ireland could ‘nix’ Brexit agreement, EU ambassador warns

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The EU’s Brexit negotiators have been given a firm instruction from the 27 member states that there can be no change in their mandate and no renegotiation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, Brussels’ ambassador to London has revealed.

Joao Vale de Almeida said no “credible alternative” to the protocol had been identified and warned that unilateral UK action to override it could “nix” the agreement altogether.

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