Below are some of the key points from the Attorney General’s legal advice to the Prime Minister on the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland – the ‘backstop – in the Withdrawal Agreement, released this Wednesday.
“¢ The Brexit backstop will “endure indefinitely”.
“¢ The review mechanism does not provide a unilateral route out of the backstop.
“¢ There is a legal risk that the UK could become stuck in “protracted and repeating rounds of negotiations”