PM Truss-If No Negotiated Solution On NI Protocol We Proceed w/Bill

UK PM Liz Truss states in PMQs that if no negotiated solution can be reached with the European Union on the Northern Ireland Protocol, then the gov't will proceed with the Northern Ireland Protocol bill, which would unilaterally disapply the protocol and risk a major flare-up in EU-UK trade tensions.

• The recent mood music around EU-UK relations has been improving, with ministers from the UK and Republic of Ireland talking up the prospect of talks to resolve issues rather than the NIP Bill being passed. Talk like this from Truss unlikely to aid the recent improvement in rhetoric.