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BOYLE STATEMENT ON BRITISH LEGISLATION TO OVERRIDE NORTHERN IRELAND PROTOCOL

June 13, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the statement below following Prime Minister Boris Johnson's introduction of legislation that would scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal he struck with the EU in 2020-- unilaterally overriding the Northern Ireland protocol:

"The legislation on the NI Protocol that the British government is introducing today clearly violates international law", said Congressman Boyle. "Just last month the people of Northern Ireland held its Assembly election. Almost 60% of those elected support the Protocol. The people of Northern Ireland have spoken loud and clear. The British government needs to listen to them."

"With war raging on European soil, this is a time in which the western Allies must stand completely united. Thus I urge the British government to cease its divisive actions on the Protocol and work constructively with its Allies to resolve the issue."
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