UK government in legal tug of war over Northern Ireland as EU launches court action

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Downing Street is embroiled in a legal tug of war, potentially threatening the stability of Northern Ireland and further eroding confidence in post-Brexit UK trade.

As the EU began legal proceedings over the UK’s decision to extend grace periods on products moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, said to be an infringement of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) has launched a judicial review of the protocol itself.

The UK move to extend grace periods until October followed ...