Northern Ireland Protocol

EU considers legal proceedings against Britain by end of month over Northern Ireland protocol

Final decision on timing depends on progress of a bill put forward by the British government to unilaterally override parts of the protocol

Liz Truss, the British Foreign Secretary, said the bill was needed to fix problems with the protocol, while the EU argues that scrapping accords agreed and signed by both sides is a violation of international law. Picture: Getty

The European Union is considering launching more legal proceedings against Britain before the end of the month over violations of the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit agreement, according to sources.

A final decision on timing has not been taken and depends on the parliamentary progress of a bill put forward by the British government to unilaterally disapply parts of the withdrawal terms agreed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson when the UK left the EU, ...