27.02.2023 - 19:42 [ Independent.co.uk ]

Brexit – live: PM hails ‘decisive breakthrough’ in striking Northern Ireland trade deal

The UK and the EU have agreed a new Brexit deal to resolve issues with the Northern Ireland protocol, in an agreement announced by Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen.

The so-called Windsor Framework was hailed as “historic” by the European Commission president, who alongside the prime minister insisted the deal marked a “new chapter” in UK-EU relations.