Liz Truss may trigger article 16 days after becoming PM, amid Brexit row

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Tory frontrunner understood to have received new advice about emergency clause as Northern Ireland legal deadline looms

Liz Truss may trigger article 16 proceedings against the European Union within days of becoming prime minister, as a legal war with Brussels looms over theThe foreign secretary and Tory leadership frontrunner is understood to have received fresh advice from trade and legal experts about invoking the emergency clause contained in the post-Brexit deal.

Though the source said Truss would prefer a negotiated solution with Brussels, triggering article 16 remained an option as long as the talks remained deadlocked.

 

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