Baroness Jenny Chapman comments on reports that Government is to scrap parts of Northern Ireland Protocol

Baroness Jenny Chapman, Labour's Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, commenting on reports that the Government will bring forward legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol, said:

“The Government’s threat to tear up the Protocol risks a trade war during a cost of living crisis.

"Instead of negotiating practical fixes that would benefit businesses and communities, the Government plans to break the agreement they themselves negotiated and sold to the British public. Tensions are high in Northern Ireland while families across the country face rising prices and higher bills. There is no consensus to scrap the Protocol in Cabinet, let alone in Northern Ireland.

"The last thing the country needs is more instability and a damaging trade dispute with our nearest trading partners.”