UK Foreign Secretary visits Belfast to discuss protocol

Liz Truss made the comments after a day of meetings with business and political leaders in the region.

But Sinn Féin has warned that any attempt to suspend the protocol by triggering its Article 16 mechanism would cause more uncertainty in Northern Ireland. Asked if the British government had a plan B in those circumstances, or if she cared if devolution collapsed, Ms Truss said. "I care passionately about the Union.

"We can't have a situation continuing where communities are struggling to get those goods, where there is different treatment here from what there is in Great Britain, so we need to sort those issues out, and I'm very exercised by that." "So we need to see that progress, we need to see that imminently, and we also need to see action taken by the UK Government if there isn't an agreed outcome."

Sinn Féin deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill said: "Liz Truss repeated her words that there is a deal to be done, that she is working to find solutions."I encouraged her to listen very carefully to the views of those in the community and voluntary sector that she will meet with.

It won’t work unless she can also negotiate universal support in the EU and the Republic of Ireland. These important stakeholders have a binding international agreement and have suggested reasonable adjustments.

Deal already done!! She’s looking to break a deal.

Where we've heard that before.

She's obviously not done her homework on the history of 'universal support' in NI politics 😅

Best of luck with that

Well that's not going to happen.

Sorry,,,,, Command!!!!!!!?

Is that the actual protocol being handed over.

Liz Truss, you thought you came here to fool us all but tonight - Liz, 'this is your life' DA DA DADA

Code for Unionist veto. Beware perfidious Albion.

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