| UPDATED: 07:26, Mon, Feb 1, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they'll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. The EU caused a scandal on Friday when it decided without consultation to invoke Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol as the bloc’s vaccine crisis goes form bad to worse. The EU has been struggling to procure vaccines for Member States following an issue with manufacturing at AstraZeneca, makers of the Oxford vaccine.