Policy paper

Northern Ireland Protocol: the UK’s solution

The UK government sets out issues caused by the Protocol, and outlines solutions so that Northern Ireland can move forward, while protecting UK and EU markets.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss
• Published: 13 June 2022
• Last updated: 14 July 2022 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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The government has set out the range of issues caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol. These include:

• trade disruption and diversion
• significant costs and bureaucracy for traders
• areas where people in Northern Ireland have not been able to benefit fully from the same advantages as those in the rest of the UK

This has contributed to a deep sense of concern that the links between Great Britain and Northern Ireland have been undermined. This document outlines the UK’s solution—fixing the problems so that Northern Ireland can move forward, while protecting the UK and EU markets so that no-one loses out.

Find out more in the press release: Government introduces bill to fix the Northern Ireland Protocol and the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill: UK government legal position.

Published 13 June 2022
Last updated 14 July 2022 + show all updates

1. 14 July 2022

   Added French and German translations.

2. 13 June 2022

   First published.