The Northern Ireland secretary sets out his four "key elements" in the package of measures to restore power sharing at Stormont. The changes apply to GB goods which are staying in Northern Ireland and will mean no routine checks on those goods. The DUP has been boycotting Stormont's power-sharing government for two years in protest at post-Brexit trade rules.
The Northern Ireland secretary sets out his four "key elements" in the package of measures to restore power sharing at Stormont .The changes apply to GB goods which are staying in Northern Ireland and will mean no routine checks on those goods. The DUP has been boycotting Stormont 's power-sharing government for two years in protest at post-Brexit trade rules.Those changes involve the maximum flexibility allowed under a previous EU/UK deal it is understood will be acceptable to the EU.
On Tuesday, the UK and EU Joint reached agreement to make changes to that deal to allow NI to benefit from UK Free Trade Agreements. Speaking in the House of Commons on Wednesday, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said the result is a deal that "is the right one for Northern Ireland and for the union
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