Unionists block new Northern Ireland government over Brexit trade rules

  • Date: 14-May-2022
  • Source: Euronews
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:Middle East
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Unionists block new Northern Ireland government over Brexit trade rules

Northern Ireland’s second-biggest political party on Friday blocked the formation of a working legislature in Belfast, and said it would keep up the boycott until the UK government tears up post-Brexit trade rules it accuses of destabilizing the region.

The Democratic Unionist Party's move deepens Northern Ireland's political deadlock, which is fueling a UK-EU feud that could balloon into a trade war between Britain and the 27-nation European Union.