LONDON: Britain’s debate about whether to walk away from post-Brexit commitments with the European Union (EU) over Northern Ireland risks unsettling an already sputtering economic recovery.
With the government in London threatening to invoke Article 16 of the Northern Ireland protocol, which governs trade in the region, economists warn that retaliatory measures from Brussels could hit exports and investments and deliver a further blow to the pound.
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