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The U.K. Warns It May Quit Some Parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol

May 17, 2022 | 19:13 GMT

Trucks on May 17, 2022, disembark a ferry at Larne port, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Trucks on May 17, 2022, disembark a ferry at Larne port, north of Belfast, Northern Ireland.

(PAUL FAITH/AFP via Getty Images)

While a British government proposal to unilaterally abandon some parts of the Northern Ireland protocol is probably a negotiation tactic, it will make talks with the European Union tougher and eventually could spark a trade war....

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