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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Chu

What are the economic implications of the Northern Ireland Protocol?

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he government’s Internal Market Bill published on Wednesday has raised a hurricane of alarm because, as the Northern Ireland Secretary sensationally admitted in Parliament this week, it threatens to break international law.

This is because the bill would override, or disregard, commitments made by the UK government as part of the Northern Ireland Protocol which was part of the EU Withdrawal Treaty signed by Boris Johnson’s administration last year.

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