Johnson says Britain intends to push for change in Northern Ireland protocol

“Since the protocol was agreed, a lot has changed.

It was developed in the absence of an agreement on trade and cooperation (between the United Kingdom and the EU. -

), when it was not clear whether it would be possible to agree on it at all.

It has not been changed to reflect the terms of the agreement,” Johnson wrote on the Belfast Telegraph website.

The Northern Ireland Protocol was also being developed before the coronavirus pandemic and the special military operation in Ukraine, he said.

Johnson stressed that London remains "open for sincere dialogue" with Brussels despite the EU's refusal to amend the text of the protocol.

Earlier, the head of the government of Northern Ireland, Paul Given, announced his resignation due to the persistence of disagreements regarding the provisions of the Northern Ireland Protocol.