Rishi Sunak will meet Ursula von der Leyen on Monday to discuss the “range of complex challenges around” the Northern Ireland Protocol. Here are answers to some of the main questions about the ...

The Northern Ireland Protocol is valid and drawn up in line with UK legislation, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a boost to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s embattled government.

Then-PM Johnson suggested the protocol. This would involve putting a trade border down the Irish Sea between Northern Ireland and Britain. Goods would be able to pass over the Irish border with ease ...

The debate over the protocol has increasingly been framed by competing interpretations of Northern Ireland’s historic 1998 peace accord. The agreement contains provisions to protect and develop ...

The Northern Ireland protocol, part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, avoids a hard border on the island of Ireland by placing a customs and regulatory border in the Irish Sea, which is opposed ...

The Northern Ireland Protocol was agreed in 2019 to help seal the post-Brexit divorce deal between Britain and the European Union. It is a trading arrangement aimed at preventing the return of a ...

The FINANCIAL — The Northern Ireland Protocol sets out Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit relationship with both the EU and Great Britain. It is part of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement, the ...

The Northern Ireland Protocol is a trading arrangement, negotiated during Brexit talks. It allows goods to be transported across the Irish land border without the need for checks.

Northern Ireland’s GDP will still fall as a result of Brexit but if we were to repeat our simulation today, GDP would likely decrease by less than what we had predicted under the protocol.

Northern Ireland committee chairman Simon Hoare warned the protocol row was being used to spark a "punch up" with the European Union.

But the protocol is unpopular with unionist politicians (who support Northern Ireland being part of the UK). They say it means Northern Ireland is treated differently from England, Scotland and Wales ...

MPs will debate the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill on Monday (Dean Kitwood/PA) By Dominic McGrath and David Young, PA Mon 27 Jun 2022 at 02:32 ...