Politics

Revealed: New British protocol law to remove all customs checks

Boris Johnson’s government is expected to publish the new piece of legislation tomorrow, while a spokesman for Simon Coveney, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, says that ‘breaking international law would be a retrograde step for the UK’

Boris Johnson’s government is expected to publish the new piece of legislation tomorrow: it will give ministers powers to remove all customs processes between Britain and Northern Ireland. Picture: Getty

New legislation to be introduced in the British parliament this week will give ministers powers to remove all customs processes between Britain and Northern Ireland, remove the oversight of the European Court of Justice, and allow businesses in the North to choose whether they want to follow British or EU regulations, the Business Post can reveal.

Boris Johnson’s government is expected to publish the new piece of legislation, which would give ministers the power to ...