Boris Johnson Wins Belfast Court Ruling on No-Deal Brexit

No-Deal Brexit challenged over effect on island’s peace pact
U.K. Supreme Court to start considering appeal cases Sept. 17

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By Jonathan Browning

September 12, 2019 at 10:14 AM UTC

Updated on

September 12, 2019 at 3:16 PM UTC

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A Northern Irish court ruled that a no-deal Brexit wouldn’t violate the Good Friday peace accord, handing Prime Minister Boris Johnson a legal victory in one of a string of cases related to his plans to leave the European Union.

Judge Bernard McCloskey in Belfast Thursday said the debate over the peace accord is a purely political matter in a ruling that was immediately taken up by an appellate court.