European Commission chief heading to Britain for ‘final talks’ over Northern Ireland protocol
Rishi Sunak is to hold a Brexit summit with the president of theIn what could be the most perilous week of his political life, the prime minister will meetHe will then face the daunting task of selling the deal to hardline Conservative Brexiters and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist party , who issued renewed warnings over the weekend that they would not be bounced into accepting something that did not meet their red lines.
While Tory Brexiters and the DUP have said they will only give a verdict on the revised protocol when they have read the final and full text, which might not be published until later in the week, No 10 is braced for a response that is at best suspicious and potentially hostile. Francois told Sky that any continued role for EU law in Northern Ireland, and thus the European court of justice , would make the deal unacceptable – although this is inevitable given the barrier-free trade border on the island of Ireland.
ECJ jurisdiction in Northern Ireland would also not be acceptable to the DUP, he said, adding: “If the DUP don’t consent to the deal then it’s simply not going to fly.”
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