Suella Braverman urges Sunak not to ditch Northern Ireland protocol bill

First sign of cabinet tensions emerges as Downing Street plays down hopes that deal with EU will be clinched on Tuesday

Rishi Sunak has been urged not to drop potential powers to unilaterally override the Northern Ireland protocol, as the first sign of cabinet tensions emerged over the prime minister's proposed deal with the EU.

The call from Suella Braverman not to abandon the bill echoes the same message from Boris Johnson. Sources close to the former prime minister over the weekend urged Sunak to keep the legislation as leverage.