The EU accuses Britain of trying to renegotiate a legally binding agreement that it signed less than a year ago some EU officials say it shows the U.K. and destabilize the delicate political balance on which peace rests. The new arrangements have also angered Northern IrelandвЂ™s British Unionists, who say the checks undermine Northern IrelandвЂ™s place in the U.K. That has brought red tape for businesses, and caused problems with some goods reaching Northern Ireland. But it means a new customs border in the Irish Sea for goods entering Northern Ireland from the rest of the U.K., even though they are part of the same country. That special status ensures there is an open border on the island of Ireland - a key pillar of Northern IrelandвЂ™s peace process since the 1998 Good Friday accord. left the 27-nation bloc at the end of 2020. It remains inside the EUвЂ™s tariff-free single market for goods, even though the U.K. and shares a border with EU member Ireland. вЂњWe will have to take the steps that are necessary to protect the territorial integrity of the U.K. IвЂ™m not convinced that the solutions weвЂ™re seeing do fix it,вЂќ he told reporters as he travelled to Rome for a Group of 20 summit.

Johnson said that answers to the problems of trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K. That would bring legal action from the EU, and potentially economic sanctions that could spiral into a trade war. has threatened to trigger an emergency break clause in the deal that lets either side suspend the agreement in extreme circumstances if there is no solution soon.

ROME (AP) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday renewed BritainвЂ™s threat to break from part of the Brexit divorce deal that he signed with the European Union unless a dispute over Northern Ireland trade is resolved.

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