Former Prime Minister Sir John Major has said 'every effort' must be made to ensure the NI Protocol dispute is solved
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The former PM also repeated his view that the protocol was "one of the least well-done negotiations in modern history".The joint committee on the implementation of the Good Friday Agreement has been hearing from senior former politicians involved in negotiations that culminated in the Good Friday peace deal in April 1998.
The protocol is a part of the UK-EU Brexit deal that keeps Northern Ireland aligned with some EU trade rules. However, it also creates a new trade border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, something the EU accepts is causing difficulties for many businesses.In protest against the protocol, Paul Givan of the Democratic Unionist Party resigned as Northern Ireland's first minister in February 2022, collapsing the power-sharing agreement.Image caption,The UK and EU are in the midst of negotiations to amend the deal on a number of fronts; however, it is not clear whether consensus is close.
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