Keir Starmer urges Rishi Sunak to break Brexit impasse over Northern Ireland Protocol
The Northern Ireland Protocol has been a contentious issue since it was agreed by Boris Johnson as part of the Brexit deal in a bid to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. The protocol has created economic and administrative barriers on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The Labour leader's call for compromise and resolution is significant as it could help to break the deadlock and ease trade barriers.
Multiple sources report on Keir Starmer's call for Rishi Sunak to break the Brexit impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The Northern Ireland Protocol has been a contentious issue since it was agreed by Boris Johnson as part of the Brexit deal in a bid to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. The protocol has created economic and administrative barriers on the movement of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The DUP has laid down seven strict conditions for a deal, and has formed a strategic alliance with the European Research Group of MPs to oppose any deal that forces Northern Ireland to observe EU rules on trade. The UK government is to further delay calling an election in Northern Ireland to give Brexit talks a chance.
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Sir Keir Rodney Starmer KCB QC MP is a British politician and former lawyer who has served as Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition since 2020. He has been Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras since 2015.
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