A reportedly imminent post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland could still be days away, after the head of the EU Commission postponed her trip to the UK and sources confirmed that officials are still hammering out the agreement mollyblackall reports:
‘Positive’ signs but slow progress on post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland as key EU visit postponed
The UK and EU have reportedly been on the brink of an agreement on the Northern Ireland protocol for several days, withBut despite hopes of a weekend resolution to years of post-Brexit chaos,Reports of an imminent agreement were cast into doubt on Friday when the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, postponed a visit to the UK planned for Saturday.
Instead, a regulatory border was set up between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which means inspections on some goods – such as meat, milk, fish and eggs – from England, Scotland and Wales must take place at Northern Irish ports.But the agreement has drawn criticism from unionists who argue that it has created a border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland and weakened its place in the UK.
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