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# Protocol

This year
2023
Joint EU and UK enforcement of post-Brexit trade requires serious consideration, says DUP
The pro-Brexit think tank Centre for Brexit Policy has set out proposals to replace the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol
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Jun 25th 2023, 12:42 PM
Quiz: How much do you know about the art of the deal?
After the UK and EU struck a Protocol deal this week, challenge your knowledge on other famous ‘deals’.
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Mar 5th 2023, 10:00 PM
Boris Johnson says he wishes he had cut corporation tax to 'outbid the Irish' when he was PM
Johnson also challenged Rishi Sunak to cut corporation tax to ‘Irish levels or lower’.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 4:52 PM
Windsor Framework and invasion of Ukraine on the agenda when Varadkar meets Spanish PM later
Leo Varadkar will brief Pedro Sanchez on the new agreement between the UK and the EU.
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Mar 2nd 2023, 6:48 AM
An emotional Steve Baker regrets 'Brexit hardman' image and speaks about 'mental health crisis'
Baker has urged his Tory colleagues to back the Windsor Framework.
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Feb 28th 2023, 12:14 PM
Analysis: A deal on the Protocol is done but it's only now that the hard work begins
Former UK/EU negotiator Sydney Nash looks at the political wrangling ahead if the new Windsor Framework is to work.
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Feb 28th 2023, 6:00 AM
Joe Biden hails Protocol deal as 'essential step' in protecting Good Friday Agreement
The US president has long taken a close interest in the peace process in Northern Ireland.
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Feb 27th 2023, 10:39 PM
King Charles III criticised for ‘constitutionally unwise’ tea with EU chief after Protocol deal
Former DUP leader Arlene Foster called the move ‘tone deaf’.
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Feb 27th 2023, 9:00 PM
Sunak hails ‘decisive breakthrough’ in Northern Ireland Protocol as deal reached
The Northern Ireland Protocol has been the stumbling block ever since the UK officially left the EU three years ago.
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Feb 27th 2023, 7:50 PM
D-Day for Protocol talks as von der Leyen visits Sunak to tackle 'complex challenges'
The two leaders will hold a joint press conference if a revised deal is signed-off.
The visit of von der Leyen to London is seen as a measure of how close the sides are to agreeing a deal.
Sunak is planning to brief his Cabinet before potentially announcing the details of deal.
Former minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he does not believe Sunak has done enough to convince the DUP to re-enter into power-sharing.
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Feb 27th 2023, 8:23 AM
Varadkar: Talks over Northern Ireland Protocol ‘inching towards conclusion’
The Taoiseach warned, however, that there is still a ‘gap to be closed’ in the UK-EU talks.
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Feb 25th 2023, 6:32 PM
Sunak under fire for involving King Charles in Protocol negotiations
A planned meeting between the monarch and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen is no longer expected to go ahead.
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Feb 25th 2023, 1:00 PM
Health and economy ranked as bigger concerns than Protocol for Northern Ireland's voters
Talks have intensified to find a resolution to the Protocol dispute and get parliament functioning again in the North.
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Feb 24th 2023, 7:30 AM
New British government may be needed to reach protocol deal, says Bertie Ahern
The former Taoiseach was speaking during a panel discussion with Tony Blair’s former press secretary Alastair Campbell.
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Feb 23rd 2023, 4:05 PM
EU and UK hold 'productive' NI Protocol talks as DUP dampens hopes of supporting a deal
Senior DUP MP Sammy Wilson said: “We are British and we expect to be governed by British law, not Brussels law.”
Senior DUP MP Sammy Wilson said: "We are British and we expect to be governed by British law, not Brussels law."
European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic and UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly agreed to meet again in the coming days.
According to a report in The Times, British PM Rishi Sunak is willing to go ahead with a UK-EU accord even without the DUP’s support.
Analysis: Protocol deal seems to be within reach but will DUP say 'No'?
Taoiseach 'quietly confident' of Protocol deal 'within a week or two' as Sunak meets NI leaders
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Feb 20th 2023, 8:35 PM
UK Supreme Court challenge on lawfulness of Northern Ireland protocol is dismissed
The appellants argued that the legislation passed at Westminster to give effect to the Withdrawal Agreement conflicts with the 1800 Acts of Union.
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Feb 8th 2023, 10:03 AM
Progress being made to hammer out NI Protocol deal but difficulties remain, says Sefcovic
The European Commission vice president said Brussels would ‘spare no effort’ to reach a settlement.
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Feb 6th 2023, 2:57 PM
EU reports 'very constructive' Northern Ireland Protocol talks but says there is no deal yet
The Times earlier reported the EU has accepted a plan that would avoid routine checks on goods going into the region.
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Feb 1st 2023, 4:18 PM
Leo Varardkar says he has 'regrets' over NI Protocol as latest Stormont deadline passes
The Taoiseach said he understands why unionists feel that the protocol has “weakened the union”.
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Jan 20th 2023, 7:44 AM
‘Gaps remain’ with EU amid hopes of Northern Ireland Protocol breakthrough
A joint statement following talks between the EU and UK said that ‘scoping work for potential solutions should continue in a constructive and collaborative spirit’.
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Jan 16th 2023, 2:30 PM
Tánaiste welcomes data-sharing progress amid Northern Ireland Protocol row
The EU and UK have reached agreement on data sharing and EU access to UK IT systems.
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Jan 9th 2023, 5:54 PM
Mistakes were made on all sides in handling of Brexit, Varadkar says
The Taoiseach said he will be as flexible and reasonable as possible when attempting to solve issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Jan 3rd 2023, 3:25 PM
Last year
2022
DUP will not be ‘bullied or cajoled’ into restoring Stormont, Northern Ireland Secretary told
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson said the UK Government should stop ‘expending energy’ targeting unionists.
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Dec 11th 2022, 12:23 PM
Legislation introduced to push back deadline to form a Stormont Executive
It will also allow for MLA salaries to be cut by around a third while the Assembly is unable to sit.
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Nov 21st 2022, 8:21 AM
Coveney says he will not stop visiting NI or be intimidated by loyalist threats
Coveney said those objecting to his presence north of the border were not reflective of the majority of people.
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Nov 2nd 2022, 5:52 PM
Jeffrey Donaldson repeats claim heart surgeries were delayed by NI protocol
The Southern Health Trust said cardiac equipment parts could not be secured from the UK or Ireland in August
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Nov 1st 2022, 9:48 PM
Jeffrey Donaldson says Irish government 'deluded' to think joint-authority with London is possible
The DUP is set to block an attempt to elect a new Stormont speaker.
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Oct 27th 2022, 1:00 PM
Rishi Sunak vows to fix ‘mistakes’ of Liz Truss and warns of ‘economic crisis’
Congratulations have been offered by the Taoiseach who urged Sunak to work with the EU on Northern Ireland.
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Oct 25th 2022, 12:52 PM
NI Protocol talks between UK and EU ‘will continue’ if snap Stormont election called
A previous round of talks between the EU and the UK were paused ahead of the last Stormont Assembly election in May
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Oct 19th 2022, 7:09 PM
DUP leader says debris of protocol must be cleared for Stormont to return
DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin later today.
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Oct 17th 2022, 6:47 AM
Tánaiste describes Northern Ireland Protocol as a ‘little too strict'
Leo Varadkar said that a window of opportunity now exists for agreement to be reached between the EU and the UK.
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Oct 6th 2022, 1:30 PM
UK risks angering EU further with response to post-Brexit legal threats over NI Protocol
The UK Government is understood to have told Brussels it will continue with the grace periods relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol.
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Sep 15th 2022, 2:07 PM
Liz Truss and Joe Biden discussed the Good Friday Agreement in their first call
Truss’ one-year tenure as UK foreign secretary saw post-Brexit tensions in Northern Ireland increase.
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Sep 6th 2022, 11:15 PM
Tory leadership hopefuls Truss and Sunak take united stand on Protocol during Belfast trip
The Tory leadership contenders are to make their pitch to Conservative members in Belfast today.
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Aug 17th 2022, 1:59 PM
Coveney says UK Government have not engaged seriously with EU to resolve NI Protocol issues
The European Commission has triggered four new infringement proceedings against the UK Government today.
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Jul 22nd 2022, 9:42 PM
Neale Richmond: Boris' Protocol Bill is an insult to everyone in Northern Ireland and the EU
The Fine Gael TD says the latest Tory moves in Westminster show a blatant disregard for the will of the people.
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Jun 29th 2022, 9:11 AM
'This is illegal': EU launches legal proceedings against UK much to 'disappointment' of Boris
Maros Sefcovic delivered an update to a press conference this morning.
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Jun 15th 2022, 3:54 PM
What to expect next from this UK government? A lot of noise and not much competence
Expect Johnson to do what he’s always done – pick fights with the EU in a bid to keep power, former UK/EU negotiator Sydney Nash writes.
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Jun 14th 2022, 11:50 AM
NI Protocol Bill: What is the British government proposing and how has the EU responded?
The Bill was published this evening.
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Jun 13th 2022, 7:10 PM
Sinn Féin, SDLP and Alliance jointly write to Boris Johnson to condemn 'reckless' Protocol bill
The letter represents a majority of MLAs in Stormont but no unionists signed it.
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