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UK's Northern Ireland trade bill passes first parliamentary hurdle

UK's Northern Ireland trade bill passes first parliamentary hurdle
UK's Northern Ireland trade bill passes first parliamentary hurdle Copyright  Thomson Reuters 2022
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LONDON - Legislation allowing Britain to scrap some of the rules on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland on Monday passed the first of many parliamentary tests it will face in the coming months.

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Lawmakers voted 295 to 221 in favour of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which would unilaterally overturn part of a Brexit divorce deal agreed in 2020. The bill now proceeds to line-by-line scrutiny.

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