U.K. Stokes EU Tension With Unilateral Northern Ireland Move
- Britain won’t carry out food checks as set out in Brexit deal
- EU hadn’t agreed to U.K. request to extend trade grace periods
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The U.K. inflamed tensions with the European Union by reneging on part of their post-Brexit settlement, saying it would unilaterally change trade rules relating to Northern Ireland.
The British government said it will waive customs paperwork on food entering Northern Ireland until October, beyond the April 1 deadline it had agreed on with the EU. The U.K. had asked for the deadline to be extended, but the bloc hadn’t given its consent.