U.K. Steps Up Plan to Potentially Suspend Northern Ireland Brexit Deal
- Truss tells officials to ready use of Article 16 of protocol
- Britain’s talks with EU over N. Ireland have faltered
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U.K. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told officials to move to the next stage of preparations to suspend parts of the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, a move that would inflame tensions with the European Union.
Truss gave the instructions -- first reported by the Times -- after becoming frustrated by the faltering talks with the EU over the future of the region, according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plans aren’t public. Even so, the person said it’s very unlikely the U.K. would suspend the deal in the short term.