UK's Northern Ireland trade bill passes first parliamentary hurdle

LONDON – Laws permitting Britain to scrap a few of the guidelines on post-Brexit commerce with Northern Eire on Monday handed the primary of many parliamentary assessments it should face within the coming months.

Lawmakers voted 295 to 221 in favour of the Northern Eire Protocol Invoice, which might unilaterally overturn a part of a Brexit divorce deal agreed in 2020. The invoice now proceeds to line-by-line scrutiny.