Johnson Says It’d Be ‘Legitimate’ to Suspend Brexit Deal Over Northern Ireland
- U.K. premier says still possible to find solution with EU
- EU warns of serious consequences if U.K. invokes Article 16
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Boris Johnson said it would be “perfectly legitimate” for the U.K. to suspend part of the Brexit deal with the European Union, though his government still wants to negotiate a solution to their escalating trade spat.
The U.K. is demanding a major overhaul of the divorce agreement it signed with the bloc, arguing that its implementation is causing significant harm to businesses and communities in Northern Ireland. Johnson has repeatedly threatened to suspend parts of it by using Article 16 of the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, if the bloc doesn’t agree to rewrite it.