Plans to shake up Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, ministers fear

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Plans to shake up Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, ministers fear
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Government sources think some of the 148 MPs who opposed the PM in this week's confidence vote might oppose controversial legislation to change the protocol.

Boris Johnson could face another confidence vote in six months as committee looking at rule change, says rebel MP

The PM and ministers are due to decide tonight whether to pass legislation which could effectively end the existing role of the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland. They said that rebels might suddenly become"purists" and object, causing problems for the passage of legislation.However, Tory rebels against the PM insist that presenting them as opponents of Brexit is wrong and the government attempts to present the rebellion as a threat to Brexit is a deliberate mischaracterisation to undermine their efforts in the party.

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