Boris Johnson has vowed to 'do whatever it takes' as he repeated his threat to suspend Brexit agreements with the EU over Northern Ireland
The prime minister has said the current implementation of the protocol is having a"damaging impact" on the people of Northern Ireland.
"And don't forget the EU themselves invoked Article 16 in January to disapply the protocol so they could stop the movement of vaccines from the EU to the UK."The current row over the protocol has centred on suggestions Mr Johnson could delay the imposition of post-Brexit checks on chilled meats entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain - such as sausages and mince - when a current"grace period" expires at the end of this month.
"I think the protocol can work if it's sensibly applied but, at the moment - it's not just a question of chilled meats or sausages - there are all kinds of impediments being constructed," the prime minister added.
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