23 July 2021

Can Boris Johnson change the Northern Ireland protocol?

The government is trying to renegotiate its own Brexit deal after less than a year

Anoosh Chakelian, Stephen Bush and Ailbhe Rea discuss the proposed changes to the Northern Ireland protocol and whether the government will be able to renegotiate the terms of the agreement.

Then, in You Ask Us, they address what’s going on in the Green Party after the resignation of the party’s co-leaders.

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