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Why the U.K. is threatening to tear up part of its Brexit treaty with the European Union

by Stephen Beard

May 27, 2022

The British move to change unilaterally part of its withdrawal deal with the EU could trigger a trade war with the bloc.

The Brexit grace period is over for most nonfood products arriving in Northern Ireland from the British mainland, and a wide swathe of goods already has been squeezed out of the Northern Ireland market.

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