UK to Introduce Law Overriding Northern Ireland Protocol of Brexit Trade Deal

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss speaks to media during bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting at the Weissenhaus Grand Village Resort near Oldenburg in Holstein, Germany, on May 13, 2022. Georg Wendt - Pool/Getty Images

The UK government is set to introduce new legislation overwriting parts of the post-Brexit trade deal on Northern Ireland, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss announced on Tuesday amid protests from opposition parties and the European Union.

In a statement to the House of Commons, Truss said the new law will put in place the necessary measures to “lessen the burden” on trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, and to “ensure the people of Northern Ireland are able to access the same benefits as the people of Great Britain.”