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Unionist and Brexiteer legal challenge to Northern Ireland protocol rejected by UK Supreme Court
Judges ruled that the controversial arrangement is in line with UK laws
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Northern Ireland Protocol is valid and drawn up in line with UK laws.
A panel of senior judges rejected a legal challenge from a disparate group of unionist lawmakers and Brexit supporters over the contentious agreement.
The protocol, put in place to avoid a land border on the island of Ireland, does not violate the UK’s constitution and the laws that bind Northern Ireland with the rest ...