Boris Johnson defends Northern Ireland protocol bill ahead of Commons vote

The EU and some Tory backbenchers claim the legislation breaches the free trade agreement signed by the UK

Boris Johnson has defended the government's legislation disapplying parts of the Northern Ireland protocol, which will face its first hurdle in the House of Commons on Monday.

Speaking in Bavaria, where he is attending a G7 summit, the prime minister said: What we're trying to do is fix something that I think is very important to our country, which is the balance of the Belfast/Good Friday Agreement."