- Rishi Sunak is poised to unveil a Brexit deal with the EU on Monday that will overhaul Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements and end a bitter dispute between the two sides.
- Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, will travel to Windsor on Monday morning to hold talks with Sunak aimed at finalising the Brexit deal to revamp Northern Ireland’s trading regime.
- The proposed agreement is designed not only to restore devolved government in Northern Ireland, but also to improve the UK’s relations with the EU and the US.
- The proposed deal is due to reduce checks on goods shipped from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, while also seeking to address Tory concerns over the role of the European Court of Justice in overseeing the protocol.
- Sunak’s deal is also expected to focus on the DUP’s concerns that Northern Ireland, by remaining in the EU single market for goods after Brexit, falls under Brussels’ rules.
Britain and EU aim to seal Brexit deal on Monday
Sunak and von der Leyen will meet to finalise agreement to overhaul Northern Ireland’s trading regime
Jude Webber
