Brexit: EU warns of 'serious consequences' if UK triggers Article 16
Europe’s top Brexit negotiator has warned of “serious consequences” if the UK makes good on its threat to trigger Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol amid an ongoing row with Brussels over how goods can be shipped between the territory and the UK mainland.
European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic told a press conference on Friday that while the EU had proposed a solution to the impasse which avoided trade delays between the UK and Northern Ireland and “cut red tape in half”, the UK had so far refused to engage.
In recent weeks, Boris Johnson’s government has said it may instead trigger Article 16, which would allow the UK to suspend current checks on goods travelling between Northern Ireland and the mainland due to its impact
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