DUP expects new UK law on post-Brexit N. Ireland trade in early June

div classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodivpBELFAST Reuters – The British government plans to bring forward legislation in early June to unilaterally scrap some of the rules governing postBrexit trade with Northern Ireland, the leader of the regions largest proBritish party said on Friday.p

pBritish Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday she would introduce the new law “in the coming weeks” while also continuing talks with the European Union to break a deadlock on the Northern Ireland protocol. The move caused anger across the EU and among some senior U.S. lawmakers. pdivdivdiv classBodysc17zpet90 cdBBJodiv

p“My understanding is that the government will bring forward the legislation early in June,” Democratic Unionist Party DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson told reporters after what he described as a useful meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin.p

pThe DUP are pushing the UK government to replace the socalled Northern Ireland Protocol, agreed with the EU as part of the deal over Britains exit from the bloc.p

p“We‘re not interested in a sticking plaster approach or tinkering around the edges, it has to be fundamental change that respects Northern Ireland’s place within the United Kingdom. Nothing short of that will suffice,” Donaldson said.p

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pp Reporting by Amanda Ferguson, writing by Padraic Halpin, Editing by Kylie MacLellanp

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