>A senior Tory MP has broken ranks to publicly criticise the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and suggested that continuing with the contentious legislation would damage the UK’s reputation globally.
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>Sir Bob Neill, the Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, and chair of the justice select committee, said the governmant’s legal defence for [uniltaterally overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol](https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-publishes-bill-to-scrap-large-parts-of-northern-ireland-protocol) was highly dubious, and that ministers ought to explain it to Parliament. …
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>A senior Tory MP has broken ranks to publicly criticise the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, and suggested that continuing with the contentious legislation would damage the UK’s reputation globally.
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>Sir Bob Neill, the Conservative MP for Bromley and Chislehurst, and chair of the justice select committee, said the governmant’s legal defence for [uniltaterally overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol](https://www.politicshome.com/news/article/government-publishes-bill-to-scrap-large-parts-of-northern-ireland-protocol) was highly dubious, and that ministers ought to explain it to Parliament. …
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The Bob Neil article:
>Politics Home: [Sir Robert Neill MP: Government has important questions to answer about the legality of the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill](https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/government-must-explain-legality-of-northern-ireland-protocol-bill-to-parliament)
>Legally dubious and politically risky
Sounds like a perfect subtitle to the chapter on this government when the history books are written.