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The same footing?

Unionists use laws passed 222 years ago to challenge Northern Ireland protocol

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Joshua Rozenberg
Dec 01, 2022
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A week after ruling that the Scottish parliament had no power to legislate for the holding of an independence referendum, the UK Supreme Court is again considering laws that were made by the Westminster parliament for a constituent part of the United Kingdom.

This time, the case relates to Northern Ireland. Five justices began hearing an appeal yesterday…

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