Northern Ireland Protocol
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The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland, commonly abbreviated to the Northern Ireland Protocol, is a protocol to the Brexit withdrawal agreement that governs the unique customs and immigration issues at the border on the island of Ireland between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the European Union, and on some aspects of trade in goods between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. Its terms were negotiated shortly before the 2019 general election and concluded immediately after it, in December of that year. The withdrawal agreement as a whole, including the protocol, was ratified in January 2020. The Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border has had a special status since the thirty-year internecine conflict in Northern Ireland was ended by the Good Friday Agreement of 1998. As part of the Northern Ireland Peace Process, the border has been largely invisible, without any physical barrier or custom checks on its 270 crossing points; this arrangement was made possible by both countries' common membership of both the EU's Single Market and Customs Union and of their Common Travel Area.
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'I helped negotiate the NI Protocol - the new deal will boost UK's world standing' A former senior civil servant who helped negotiate the Northern Ireland Protocol has said the new agreement - and Rishi Sunak's warm relationship with his EU counterpart - will boost the UK's standing..Sky News - Published | |
EU boss to meet King while in UK for Brexit talksUrsula von der Leyen will meet with the King this afternoon as she discusses changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol in Windsor with the prime minister, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | |
Sunak: We're 'giving it everything we've got' to seal deal on NI Protocol Rishi Sunak has said his government was "giving it everything" to strike a deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol.Sky News - Published | |
King Charles was due to meet Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow in final part of NI Protocol negotiationsKing Charles was lined up by Number 10 to meet European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday - just as highly contentious negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol were poised to..Sky News - Published | |
What are the DUP's seven tests for a Northern Ireland Protocol replacement? Ever since the Northern Ireland Protocol was signed off by both the UK government and the European Union as part of its Brexit deal, it has caused friction in the region.Sky News - Published | |
Boris Johnson deals blow to Rishi Sunak's bid to reach Northern Ireland Protocol agreement Boris Johnson is on collision course with Rishi Sunak over the prime minister's attempts to reach a deal with Brussels over the Northern Ireland Protocol.Sky News - Published | |
What is the Brexit deal being discussed between UK and EU and will it be backed in Northern Ireland? Rishi Sunak says Britain and the EU have an understanding on what needs to be done around the Northern Ireland Protocol, but that work still needs to be done.Sky News - Published | |
Sunak must stand up to 'Brexit purity cult' of Eurosceptic MPs to strike deal on NI protocol, Starmer to say Rishi Sunak must stand up to the "Brexit purity cult" of Eurosceptics on the Tory benches to find a solution to the Northern Ireland Protocol deadlock, Sir Keir Starmer will say.Sky News - Published | |
Sunak and Von der Leyen promise to 'work together' to break NI Protocol deadlock Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have insisted they will work together to find a solution to the row over the Northern Ireland Protocol, as pressure grows to break the diplomatic deadlock.Sky News - Published | |
EU chief 'confident' NI Protocol solution can be found after 'encouraging' meetings with Sunak The European Commission's president said she has had "encouraging" meetings with Rishi Sunak over the Northern Ireland Protocol and is "very confident" a solution can be found.Sky News - Published | |
May attacks Johnson's 'illegal' plan to ditch parts of Brexit deal - and makes pointed remark about his future as PMBoris Johnson's legislation to scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol has cleared its first Commons hurdle.Sky News - Published | |
Boris Johnson's plan to overhaul Brexit agreement is 'politically driven', says EU Commission President Boris Johnson's plan to unilaterally overhaul parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol is "politically driven", the vice president of the European Commission has suggested.Sky News - Published | |
Britain's decision to tear up Northern Ireland Protocol 'astonishing people around the world' Britain's decision to tear up the Northern Ireland Protocol is "astonishing many people around the world", Ireland's Europe affairs minister has told Sky News.Sky News - Published | EU Commission threatens 'proportionate actions' over UK government plans to override NI Protocol part of post-Brexit deal The European Commission has warned it will take "proportionate action" to secure the legal implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol after the UK government published legislation which will..Sky News - Published |
Ministers insist plans to override NI Protocol part of post-Brexit deal do not breach international law Legislation which will override the Northern Ireland Protocol section of the post-Brexit deal that the UK agreed with the EU does not breach international law, the government has insisted.Sky News - Published | Government hits back at critics of NI Protocol move as it pushes ahead with plans to override dealA cabinet minister has hit back at critics of plans to change the Northern Ireland Protocol as the government prepares to press ahead with controversial changes to the deal.Sky News - Published |
Controversial bill to override elements of Northern Ireland Protocol to be laid before parliament laterA bill to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol will be introduced in parliament today, despite claims that the move breaches international law.Sky News - Published | Northern Ireland Protocol override legislation to be introduced next week Controversial legislation overriding parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol will be tabled at the start of next week, Downing Street has confirmed.Sky News - Published |
Plans to shake up Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, ministers fear Plans to roll back the Northern Ireland Protocol could be threatened by Tory rebels, ministers are claiming, amid a fresh row over whether the plan will breach international law.Sky News - Published | Northern Ireland Protocol talks 'kind of stuck' as PM heads to BelfastTalks over the Northern Ireland Protocol are "kind of stuck", an EU source has told Sky News as Boris Johnson heads to Belfast to try to make headway on the issue.Sky News - Published |
Ministers eye legal implications amid plot to override Northern Ireland Protocol The government is planning to publish legislation to override the Northern Ireland Protocol, but Sky News understands the cabinet has still not agreed the wording.Sky News - Published | UK will have 'no choice but to act' if EU does not show 'flexibility' over NI protocol - TrussThe UK will have "no choice but to act" if the EU does not show the "requisite flexibility" over the Northern Ireland Protocol, Liz Truss has warned.Sky News - Published |
UK to continue negotiations with the EU but 'nothing is off the table' - Gove The UK will continue negotiations with the EU tomorrow to resolve differences over the Northern Ireland Protocol, Michael Gove has confirmed - as he warned that "nothing is off the table".Sky News - Published | UK will not "shy away" from taking action over EU plans for Northern Ireland The UK will not "shy away" from taking action over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Foreign Secretary has warned.Sky News - Published |
What is the Northern Ireland Protocol and why does it matter?The Northern Ireland Protocol has been at the heart of UK politics for the past couple of years.Sky News - Published | 'Change in tone' from UK in latest Brexit talks, EU saysThere has been a "change in tone" from the UK in the latest round of talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU has said.Sky News - Published |
Bus hijacked and set alight in attack linked to opposition of NI Protocol Northern Ireland politicians have condemned the hijacking and torching of a bus in an incident linked to opposition to post-Brexit border arrangements.Sky News - Published | 'Big gap' remains between UK and EU over NI Protocol - FrostThere is a "lot of work to do" and a "big gap" remains between the UK and EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Brexit minister has said.Sky News - Published |
UK 'cannot wait forever' for EU response amid NI Protocol row, says Brexit minister The UK "cannot wait forever" for a response from the EU to its proposals to change the Northern Ireland Protocol, Boris Johnson's Brexit minister has warned.Sky News - Published | Northern Ireland Protocol will be a case of 'fixing it or ditching it', says Johnson Boris Johnson has said the Northern Ireland Protocol will be a case of "fixing it or ditching it" as he spoke about problems with the post-Brexit border system.Sky News - Published |
Biden does not 'fully appreciate' details of Northern Ireland Protocol row, minister saysJoe Biden does not "fully appreciate" the details of the row surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol, a minister has suggested.Sky News - Published | DUP threatens to trigger snap election 'within weeks' if NI Protocol remains The Democratic Unionist Party says it will pull out of Stormont's power-sharing government, triggering a snap election "within weeks", if the Northern Ireland Protocol remains.Sky News - Published |
'It must work in a different way': UK to set out proposals for NI Protocol on Wednesday The government will set out its proposals for post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland on Wednesday, the Brexit minister has told MPs.Sky News - Published | Challenge to Northern Ireland Protocol thrown out by Belfast court The High Court in Belfast has dismissed a legal challenge to the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol, the part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement that created an "Irish Sea border".Sky News - Published |
Raab says 'ball in EU's court' after Macron raises heat in NI Brexit rowDominic Raab has said "the ball is very much in the EU's court" with regards to the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol , as French president Emmanuel Macron has warned Britain that the..Sky News - Published | What is the Northern Ireland Protocol and why are the EU and UK fighting over sausages? The UK and the EU are set to thrash out their differences over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.Sky News - Published |
