Sputnik is live from London, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a Q&A session in parliament. At the same time, the EU is preparing a response to the UK decision to change NI protocol.
The protocol, which regulates the Ireland issue in light of Brexit, has long been a stumbling block in relations between the UK and the EU. The amendment bill proposed by London is set to ease the flow of goods coming to and from Northern Ireland to the rest of the UK.