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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Daniel Boffey in Brussels

HISTORICAL FACTS: Eu launches four more legal cases against uk over northern ireland protocol | History Defined

Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s Brexit commissioner, has not ruled out tariffs being imposed on British goods being sold into the EU.
Maroš Šefčovič, the EU’s Brexit commissioner, has not ruled out tariffs being imposed on British goods being sold into the EU. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

The EU has expressed its anger over the backing given by MPs for legislation overriding post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland by launching a further four legal cases against the UK government.

The claims concern past failures to implement the 2019 deal agreed with Boris Johnson but the EU has been spurred to act by the passage through parliament of a bill that would rip up current arrangements.

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