British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to brief his cabinet early this week on the state of play in negotiations between the UK and EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol as speculation continues that a deal could be imminent.
Former prime minister Boris Johnson has intervened in the issue, warning his successor not to drop legislation that would allow the UK to override the protocol.He had two lengthy meetings with a DUP delegation led by party leader Jeffrey Donaldson on Friday as he sought to win its backing for a potential deal to resolve the dispute.
A number of British media reports yesterday said Boris Johnson is attempting to scupper the proposed deal. The EU would likely view such an approach as an act of bad faith and that would seriously damage, and potentially end, ongoing negotiations.
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