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LONDON — The European Union is restarting legal proceedings against the U.K. as Brussels prepares for a drawn-out fight over London’s move to override part of the Brexit deal.

The Government wants to radically redraw the governance arrangements contained within the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The infringement proceedings follow the publication of legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol which Brussels branded ‘illegal’.

Brussels (AFP) - The European Commission launched new legal action against Britain on Wednesday, accusing London of putting peace in Northern Ireland at risk by trying to overhaul the post-Brexit trade deal.

The bloc has described its response to the Government’s unilateral move to disapply parts of the protocol as ‘proportionate’.

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said 'let's call the spade a spade, this is illegal' after the UK said it would scrap parts of the Brexit agreement Boris Johnson signed

Commission says there is ‘no legal nor political justification whatsoever’ for UK approach

The European Commission is expected to announce plans for legal action after the UK set out its intention to override the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The Prime Minister has downplayed the changes in the bill, which has been criticised for tearing up parts of the Brexit agreement, as ‘no big deal’.

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss unveiled on Monday plans to override some post-Brexit rules for Northern Ireland on the grounds that they create unacceptable barriers with the rest of the UK. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government was warned about such problems after striking his very own 2019 Brexit deal,…

The European Union has threatened legal action against Britain after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government published plans to override a treaty governing the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland.