Boris Johnson is facing a Tory uprising over his plans to circumvent the Northern Ireland Protocol, as lawmakers warn him that the controversial plan runs counter to basic Conservative principles. The legislation, to be introduced today, will break the exit treaty negotiated three years ago and is expected to give ministers the power to lift controls on the shipment of goods from Britain to Northern Ireland. A leaked information document shared among Conservative MPs describes the move, which experts have warned could spark a trade war with the European Union, as “detrimental to everything the UK and Conservatives support”. The move could be as devastating to the party’s reputation as the war in Iraq was to the Labor Party, he added. Labor Party Jenny Chapman has accused the government of deliberately “making Brexit worse” in order to divert attention from the ailing prime minister, just days after four in 10 lawmakers voted to oust him from Downing Street.

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Boris Johnson is under pressure to reveal the secret sources behind his government’s advice that its controversial plans to overthrow the Northern Ireland Protocol are legal. The Tories MPs have already prepared for the legislation, which is due to be published on Monday, in violation of international law, despite protests by cabinet ministers that it would be legal. Last week, Sir Jonathan Jones, the former top government lawyer, said the legal advice process was like a “stitch” and “like a lawyer’s shopping”. Now Labor, the Liberal Democrats and the Alliance of Northern Ireland Party are urging ministers to put aside their usual practice and reveal who they consulted. Read the details in this exclusive by Kate Devlin: Namita Singh13 June 2022 05:59 1655096048

Legislation to repeal parts of the NI protocol “will not violate international law”

Legislation giving ministers the power to repeal parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will not violate international law, Brandon Lewis insisted. The Northern Ireland minister said the new legislation, to be introduced in parliament on Monday, would be “legal” and “correct”. However, the allegation was disputed by both the Labor Party and Sinn Féin’s President Mary Lou McDonald, who said Mr Lewis was “talking in his hat”. The government has confirmed that it will submit legislation to circumvent parts of the protocol, which was agreed jointly by the UK and the EU as part of the Exit Agreement to maintain the free flow of Ireland’s land borders. Jonathan McCambridge reports: Namita Singh13 June 2022 05:54 1655095448

Boris Johnson “in probation”, says the former minister

Boris Johnson is in a “probationary period” and could step down if he fails to regain the trust of Torres MPs, a former minister has said. Lord Duncan, who has served in various ministerial posts under Theresa May and Boris Johnson since entering the House of Lords in 2017, said the prime minister “has a duty to do” after 148 lawmakers voted in favor of his removal. in a vote of confidence. last Monday. He admitted that the chances of the prime minister continuing his role in the long run were “slim”. “He has a project ahead of him right now. “He is being tested,” he told the BBC Scotland. If he fails in this test, the Tories party will do what it always does with leaders who do not perform – they will fire him. Lord Duncan My colleague Craig Paton says: Namita Singh13 June 2022 05:44 1655094248

The new government diet plan “is not a strategy,” says Dimbley

The architect of a major overhaul of the country’s food system has criticized the government’s vision for industry, saying its new plan “is not a strategy”. Boris Johnson has vowed that the plan, released Monday, will “support farmers” after a draft of the leaked document was condemned by critics as “half-baked”. But the government’s food tsar said the response to his wide-ranging review of the system did not meet what was needed. Leon restaurant co-founder Henry Dimbleby told the Guardian that the document “was not a strategy”, saying: “It does not set out a clear vision of why we have the problems we have now and it does not set out what is needed. to become.” It comes after ministers were accused of devising a plan “bordering on irrationality”, as it apparently failed to implement key recommendations from the review. Namita Singh13 June 2022 05:24 1655093694

The Toris rift as Johnson warned that the protocol bypass plan runs counter to party principles

Boris Johnson is set to open another rift within his party as lawmakers warn that controversial plans to circumvent the Northern Ireland Protocol run counter to basic Conservative principles. The Tory MPs have already prepared for the bill to violate international law, despite ministers’ protests to the contrary. A leaked information document shared among Conservative MPs describes the move, which experts have warned could spark a trade war with the European Union, as “detrimental to everything the UK and Conservatives support”. The move could be as devastating to the party’s reputation as the war in Iraq was to the Labor Party, he added. Whitehall editor Kate Devlin says: Namita Singh13 June 2022 05:14 1655091966

Welcome to The Independent UK’s live policy blog for Monday, June 13, 2022. Namita Singh13 June 2022 04:46