Bloc says it will not renegotiate agreement and threatens to take ministers to court for ‘damaging’ unilateral action
It justified the move under a principle called the “doctrine of necessity”, claiming the protocol was causing “peril” to society and politics in Northern Ireland because of the threat to the Good Friday agreement.
Under the new legislation, which is likely to face considerable opposition in parliament, the government would scrap checks for firms selling goods from Great Britain destined for Northern Ireland rather than the EU. Instead, the government envisages the creation of a “green lane” of fewer checks for those selling goods heading for Northern Ireland and a “red lane” with existing checks for goods destined for EU countries.
The EU will on Wednesday restart legal action against the UK for the government’s failure to carry out checks on agrifoods and launch two new “infringement proceedings” for not establishing order posts and sharing data with the European Commission.Speaking after the bill was published, Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s minister for European affairs, told LBC that there “undoubtedly will be consequences”.
She tweeted: “We as EU have put concrete proposals for solutions on the table. With a firm view to: citizens & businesses who benefit from the EU single market every day. And the preservation of the Good Friday Agreement. Peace & prosperity on the island of Ireland are not a pawn.” “It is the government’s position that in light of the state of necessity, any such non-performance of its obligations contained in the withdrawal agreement and/or the protocol as a result of the planned legislative measures would be justified as a matter of international law.”The legislation is likely to encounter serious opposition in the House of Commons and in the Lords, with doubts over whetherhas support for it to pass.
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