Plans to shake up Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, ministers fear | Politics News
Ministers claim plans to reinstate the Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, amid renewed controversy over whether the plan violates international law.
Boris Johnson will meet ministers tonight to scrap key parts of The law is about to be announced next week, empower the government to scrap parts of the Brexit deal involving Northern Ireland.
This is supposed to trigger a major war with the European Union.
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This comes as Sky News reports that the First Treasury Attorney, the government’s independent lawyer on important national legal issues, has not been consulted on the question of whether the plan to overhaul the Decree No. The Northern Ireland Protocol violates international law.
Sir James Eadie was not asked to give his opinion on this crux of the plan.
However, he is understood to have indicated that he believes it will be difficult for the UK to argue that it is not in breach of international law if it proceeds with some of the moves under consideration.
Sky News has said that it is rare not to consult the first Treasury Adviser on such matters.
The Prime Minister and ministers will decide this evening whether to pass legislation that could effectively end the existing role of the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland.
Sky News has been told the preferred option is that the UK courts should have supremacy in matters in Northern Ireland, which is currently the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
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The ECJ will be able to advise UK courts on matters of European law.
Tonight, however, a government source told Sky News that there is now concern that there could be a significant Tory uprising against the protocol-changing law among the 148 people who voted no confidence in the matter. with Mr. Johnson.
They say insurgents can suddenly become “purists” and protest, causing problems for the passage of legislation.
“This is a concern,” one source said.
However, those rebelling against the Tory Prime Minister insist that presenting them as opponents of Brexit is wrong and that the government’s attempt to present the uprising as a threat to Brexit is a misunderstanding. intended to undermine their efforts within the party.
Ministers had believed they might have to use the Acts of Parliament to pass legislation if the Lords enacted the bill.
This approach could be seen as a significant rift with the EU over the deal Mr Johnson negotiated in 2019 and could eventually lead to the EU reimposing tariffs.
