Rishi Sunak: Where Does The New PM Stand On NI Protocol?

Boris Johnson promised to “Get Brexit Done” but his successor inherited a bogged-down dispute about special arrangements that were agreed for Northern Ireland. Liz Truss lasted just 49 days in office, during which time talks with the EU restarted.

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NI Business Groups Urge Politicians To Return To Power-sharing

Business groups are calling on Northern Ireland politicians to restore the power-sharing executive before Friday’s deadline. The Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce warned that businesses are “at a tipping point” over rising costs.

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UK: NI Business Consortium Urge EU & UK To End Protocol Impasse

A consortium of Northern Ireland business groups have told the EU and UK that urgent agreement is needed on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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Brexit: What Is The Northern Ireland Protocol?

The UK government has announced plans to introduce a law which will override the Brexit deal it signed on Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Protocol – agreed with the European Union (EU) in 2019 – has been a source of tension since it came into force at the start...

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Brexit: Temporary Exemption For Goods Exported From Ireland To GB

Goods exported from Ireland to Great Britain will be temporarily exempted from new border controls on EU-GB trade which take effect on 1 January.

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Brexit: EU Consider Unilaterally To Guarantee NI Medicines Supply

The European Commission vice president has suggested the EU could act unilaterally to guarantee the supply of medicines from GB to Northern Ireland.

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Brexit: EU Publishes Proposals To Simplify NI Protocol

The EU has published its proposals for simplifying some aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

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BREXIT: EU/UK Must Ensure NI Does Not Become Permanent Casualty

The UK and EU have both taken a “fundamentally flawed” approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol, a House of Lords committee has concluded. The peers said there had been a lack of clarity, transparency and readiness on the part of the UK government. The EU was described as lacking...

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BREXIT: Can UK/EU Deal On Northern Ireland Be Reached?

By Chris Morris Arguments between the EU and the UK about the post-Brexit status of Northern Ireland have intensified. It is a special case, involving the UK’s only land border with the EU and a history of violent political division.

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BREXIT: Supermarkets Will Get ‘Grace Period’ For NI Food

Supermarkets will be given a “grace period” to ensure food supplies from GB to NI do not face disruption from 1 January, the government has said.

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