Speaking to the European parliament, the taoiseach, Michéal Martin, warned the UK against attempts to undermine a fragile post-Brexit trade deal that regulates goods crossing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
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It would mark a "historic low point", said Martin during a speech in which he also mentioned the conflict in Ukraine. The remarks come as Downing Street prepares to propose legislation that would allow it to bypass parts of the Northern Ireland protocol. The agreement has proven unpopular with the second-largest party in Northern Ireland, the Democratic Unionist party, which has blocked the formation of a new government in Belfast until there is action on the protocol

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