Northern Ireland protocol deal ‘by no means done’, says Rishi Sunak

British PM Rishi Sunak with US vice president Kamala Harris at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, where he appeared to play down the prospect of an imminent agreement on the NI protocol. Photograph: Ben Stansall-WPA Pool/Getty ImagesBritish prime minister Rishi Sunak has said a deal with the European Union on fixing issues with the Northern Ireland protocol is “by no means done”.

The prime minister’s comments follow an agreement between the European Commission and the British government that the constitutional status of Northern Ireland, subject to the provisions of the Belfast Agreement, should be explicitly recognised in any new deal on the protocol. In a weekend message to the unionist party’s members, Mr Donaldson said: “Progress has been made in some areas and while that is welcome, in other key areas it currently falls short of what would be acceptable and required to meet our seven tests.

“The DUP will get a lot of what they want but not everything – there is a need to compromise,” a source said.

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