Prime Minister Boris Johnson will not allow the UK to be pushed around by the EU over Northern Ireland, according to the Attorney General. Her comment come as Boris Johnson threatened to axe parts of the agreement unless the EU agrees to ease checks on goods crossing from the UK. 'I am really confident we are not going to let the EU push Northern Ireland around. And two days ago DUP leader Arlene Foster demanded Boris Johnson ditches the Northern Ireland protocol, saying the Brexit provisions have 'not worked and cannot work'. Physical inspections on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, which are required under the Northern Ireland Protocol, have been suspended at ports amid intimidation of staff.

Source: Daily Mail February 07, 2021 00:08 UTC