BREAKING: Britain and the European Union have reached an agreement over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, a government source said
It remains to be seen, though, whether it will go far enough to end political deadlock in Northern Ireland and satisfy critics in Britain and the province.
The new agreement is expected to ease physical checks on goods flowing from Britain to Northern Ireland, and give the province's lawmakers a say over the EU rules it has to implement under the complicated terms of Britain's exit from the bloc.Its success could hinge on whether it convinces the Democratic Unionist Party to end its boycott of Northern Ireland's power-sharing arrangements.
Victory would strengthen Sunak's hold over his Conservative Party and enable him to move past the most contentious issue on his agenda, as he seeks to catch up with the opposition Labour Party, now well ahead in opinion polls, before a national election expected in 2024. Were he to fail, he would probably face a rebellion from the eurosceptic wing of his party, reviving the deep ideological divisions that have at times paralysed the government since the vote to leave the EU in 2016.Our Standards:
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