Irish PM warns UK not to be reckless on N.Irish protocol

FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Prime Minister (Taoiseach) Micheal Martin speaks during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, November 2, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool/File Photo

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ireland's prime minister on Wednesday warned Britain of far-reaching implications for its relations with the European Union if it takes the "reckless" step of seeking to suspend parts of the Northern Irish protocol in its Brexit divorce deal.

Difficulties in sending some goods to British-run Northern Ireland have prompted London to repeatedly call for widespread changes to the protocol and threaten to trigger safeguard measures in the deal if the EU fails to agree to an overhaul.