Northern Ireland protocol: Von der Leyen and Sunak expected to announce new deal to resolve dispute when they meet on Monday
and I agreed to continue working in person towards shared, practical solutions under the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland.February 26, 2023
The unionist party has refused to return to Stormont until their concerns over the arrangements are addressed. The coming days are expected to reveal whether Mr Sunak can convince them the deal resolves their concerns.Earlier on Sunday, Tánaiste Micheal Martin said that “very significant progress” has been made in negotiations between the EU and the UK on the Northern Ireland protocol, but declined to say whether an agreement is likely to be concluded in the coming days.
Meanwhile, a key UK Conservative party backbencher has said that conservative Brexiteers and the DUP would be unable to back a Northern Ireland deal that left any role for the European Court of Justice, setting prime minister Rishi Sunak on an apparent collision course with his parliamentary party. Dominic Raab, the justice secretary and deputy prime minister, said the government was “on the cusp of a deal” with the EU.
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