Britain on Wednesday warned it was willing to suspend part of its Brexit deal with Brussels unless the EU agrees to a wholesale overhaul of trading rules for Northern Ireland, escalating tensions between the two sides.
Brandon Lewis, Northern Ireland secretary, told MPs he wanted to negotiate a new settlement with the EU — but held in reserve the possibility of the UK suspending the Northern Ireland protocol in the Brexit agreement.
Britain wants to eliminate most of the checks on goods moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland that are mandated under the protocol.
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