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The U.K. Is Balking at the Northern Ireland Protocol. So, What Is That? - The New York Times

The U.K. Is Balking at the Northern Ireland Protocol. So, What Is That? - The New York Times

The U.K. Is Balking at the Northern Ireland Protocol. So, What Is That? - The New York Times
Jul 21, 2021 1 min, 28 secs

Britain has said that the Northern Ireland protocol could create so many problems that it might have to be scrapped.

Now, the rift over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland is threatening to become a full-scale confrontation between Britain and the European Union — and one that could upset the United States too.

On Wednesday, Britain said that a Brexit treaty on Northern Ireland, negotiated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and called the Northern Ireland protocol, could create so many problems that it might have to be abandoned if it cannot be rewritten.

Johnson’s allies accuse the European Union of inflexibility in applying rules, a pettifogging lack of sensitivity to feelings in parts of Northern Ireland and vengeful hostility toward Britain for exiting the bloc.

The protocol aims to resolve one of the thorniest issues created by Brexit: what to do about the border between Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom, and the Republic of Ireland, which remains part of the European Union.

It does so by effectively leaving Northern Ireland half inside the European system, and half inside the British one.

The plan means more checks on goods entering Northern Ireland from mainland Britain, effectively creating a border down the Irish Sea and dividing the United Kingdom.

Under the protocol, foods with animal origins — yes, like sausage — coming from mainland Britain into Northern Ireland need health certification to ensure they meet European standards should they end up in Ireland, which, of course, is still part of the European Union’s single market.

This could lead to retaliation and even a trade war between Britain and the European Union.

Leaving aside the impact on Northern Ireland, that wouldn’t be an ideal backdrop for the United Nations climate change conference Mr.

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