Europe’s position on reforming the Northern Ireland Brexit agreement has hardened in the face of Boris Johnson’s plan to unilaterally eliminate large parts of it, said Ireland’s foreign minister.
Simon Coveney said the UK government’s decision to pass a new law repealing parts of the Northern Ireland protocol was taken by EU leaders as proof that Johnson was not “serious” about it. time to find a negotiated solution.
Leading Brexit activists have warned Johnson not to cut back on legislation after a cabinet committee rejected demands by the European Research Grouping (ERG) to change the bill.
Sir Bernard Jenkin, a Eurosceptic MP, said he would vote against the government if the bill did not open up the “serious prospect of restoring shared power in