“Now, again these are matters where one needs to look at the detail at the precise wording of the withdrawal agreement and the protocol,” Gove continued.
“And one of the things we are doing is making sure that we apply the withdrawal agreement and apply the protocol.
“But we are not in a position where the European Union can seek to use (I sincerely hope they won’t, I don’t think they will, but we need to be ready for it) the sorts of measures that would damage the United Kingdom.”
Stayt said: “The truth here surely is that when the deal was originally done, the withdrawal agreement, in a rush to get it done you ditched a whole bunch of issues relating to Northern Ireland.
