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Protocol

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said while the Windsor Framework represented “significant progress” in addressing concerns with the Northern Ireland Protocol he said it does not deal with some of the “fundamental problems at the heart of our current difficulties”.

DUP to vote against new Brexit deal

Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after negotiating the Windsor Framework (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after negotiating the Windsor Framework (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

EU deal is a sign Sunak could win next general election – Murdo Fraser

Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a joint press conference about the 'Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland (Picture: Dan Kitwood/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen shake hands during a joint press conference about the 'Windsor Framework' for Northern Ireland (Picture: Dan Kitwood/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak's deal with EU is symptomatic of all that's wrong with today's Tories

Rishi Sunak talks to local business leaders during a visit to a Coca-Cola factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland yesterday (Picture: Liam McBurney/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak talks to local business leaders during a visit to a Coca-Cola factory in Lisburn, Northern Ireland yesterday (Picture: Liam McBurney/WPA pool/Getty Images)

New figures show 54% of people in the UK would vote to remain in EU

Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen appeared pleased with their work addressing problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture:Dan Kitwood /pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen appeared pleased with their work addressing problems with the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture:Dan Kitwood /pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Sunak's Northern Ireland deal with EU looks like a good one – Scotsman comment

King Charles III receives European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during an audience at Windsor Castle.
King Charles III receives European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen during an audience at Windsor Castle.

How did 'The Windsor Framework' get its name?

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets EU President, Usula Von Der Leyen, at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak greets EU President, Usula Von Der Leyen, at the Fairmont Windsor Park hotel in Englefield Green, Windsor, Berkshire, ahead of a meeting to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Rishi Sunak scraps Boris Johnson's NI protocol to secure new deal with EU

King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images
King Charles will meet with Ursula von der Leyen, Buckingham Palace has confirmed. Credit: Getty Images

King Charles criticised for decision to meet Ursula von der Leyen

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Getty Images
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Picture: Getty Images

Sunak and European Commission president to hold face-to-face Brexit talks

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a “positive” call with the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak held a “positive” call with the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen.

Rishi Sunak meeting on Northern Ireland Protocol with EU president called off

Rishi Sunak needs to strike a compromise deal over Northern Ireland with the EU (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak needs to strike a compromise deal over Northern Ireland with the EU (Picture: Justin Tallis/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Sunak must stand up to Brexit's 'irreconcilables' over Northern Ireland

The UK and EU have reached an agreement on customs that could signal a step towards a breakthrough in the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, it has been reported.
The UK and EU have reached an agreement on customs that could signal a step towards a breakthrough in the dispute over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol, it has been reported.

UK and EU reach customs deal that could end Northern Ireland logjam – report

US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing. Picture: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
US President Joe Biden speaks during a briefing. Picture: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images

Biden UK visit set to be scrapped if Sunak fails on Northern Ireland Brexit deal

FIFA World Cup 2022: Concussion rules for Qatar tournament explained

A haulage lorry driving passed a sign at Belfast Port, as The Northern Ireland Protocol has created a "feast or famine" economy in the region with some businesses struggling while others thrive, a parliamentary report has found.
A haulage lorry driving passed a sign at Belfast Port, as The Northern Ireland Protocol has created a "feast or famine" economy in the region with some businesses struggling while others thrive, a parliamentary report has found.

UK risks angering EU further with response to post-Brexit legal threats

Foreign secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss leaving her campaign office in Westminster. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
Foreign secretary and Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss leaving her campaign office in Westminster. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Truss promises ‘red tape bonfire’ with review of all EU law by end of 2023

An anti-Northern Ireland Protocol sign close to Larne Port, as a Bill to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol unilaterally will be introduced in Parliament today, amid controversy over whether the legislation will break international law. Picture: Press Association
An anti-Northern Ireland Protocol sign close to Larne Port, as a Bill to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol unilaterally will be introduced in Parliament today, amid controversy over whether the legislation will break international law. Picture: Press Association

Should Scotland be aspiring to chaos of NIreland Protocol? - Willie Rennie

A giant portrait of former Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong passes by Tiananmen Square during a National Day parade in Beijing (Picture: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)
A giant portrait of former Chinese Communist Party leader Mao Zedong passes by Tiananmen Square during a National Day parade in Beijing (Picture: Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images)

SNP's permanent revolution is showing signs of Maoist tendencies

Photo taken on November 19, 2019 - Boris Johnson wears boxing gloves emblazoned with "Get Brexit Done" Photo by Frank Augstein via Getty Images
Photo taken on November 19, 2019 - Boris Johnson wears boxing gloves emblazoned with "Get Brexit Done" Photo by Frank Augstein via Getty Images

New study finds competitiveness of UK damaged by Brexit

Legislation relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol is “both necessary and lawful”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said, warning “we simply can’t allow the situation to drift”.
Legislation relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol is “both necessary and lawful”, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said, warning “we simply can’t allow the situation to drift”.

Liz Truss: Northern Ireland Protocol legislation is ‘both necessary and lawful’

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would accept a similar deal to the Northern Ireland protocol for Scotland “in a heartbeat”(Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire).
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said she would accept a similar deal to the Northern Ireland protocol for Scotland “in a heartbeat”(Photo: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire).

FM would accept Scottish version of Northern Ireland protocol 'in a heartbeat'

Stripping the European Court of Justice of its oversight role in the Northern Ireland Protocol is “out of the question”, an EU official has warned.
Stripping the European Court of Justice of its oversight role in the Northern Ireland Protocol is “out of the question”, an EU official has warned.

Removing ECJ oversight role in protocol ‘out of the question’, EU warns

European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic holds up documents as he speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Picture: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert
European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic holds up documents as he speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels. Picture: AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert

EU takes legal action over Brexit deal as Johnson warned plans are 'illegal'

Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O'Neill speaks to the media in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast as the Bill to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol is introduced in Parliament. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire
Sinn Fein vice-president Michelle O'Neill speaks to the media in the Great Hall at Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast as the Bill to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol is introduced in Parliament. Picture: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

EU threatens legal action as UK Government plans branded 'new low'

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting.

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol?

Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss must stand firm against EU negotiators (Picture: Evan VucciAFP/Getty)
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss must stand firm against EU negotiators (Picture: Evan VucciAFP/Getty)

Reject EU intransigence over NI Protocol changes - Brian Monteith

Foreign secretary Liz Truss has set out plans for legislation to amend the protocol to address concerns about the implementation of the deal. Picture: PA
Foreign secretary Liz Truss has set out plans for legislation to amend the protocol to address concerns about the implementation of the deal. Picture: PA

Silence as Scottish Government defends right to keep NI protocol advice secret

George Eustice
George Eustice

No reason NI Protocol plans should affect Scottish exports, says George Eustice

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, seen at a meeting of Nato ministers in Berlin, on Sunday (Picture: Bernd von Jutrczenka/pool/AFP via Getty Images)
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, seen at a meeting of Nato ministers in Berlin, on Sunday (Picture: Bernd von Jutrczenka/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

UK is risking a trade war that would worsen the cost-of-living crisis

Boris Johnson said he had an 'oven ready' Brexit deal
Boris Johnson said he had an 'oven ready' Brexit deal

Readers' Letters: Lib Dems should campaign for a new Brexit vote

Foreign secretary Liz Truss in the House of Commons, London, as she sets out her intention to bring forward legislation within weeks scrapping parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Picture: PA Wire
Foreign secretary Liz Truss in the House of Commons, London, as she sets out her intention to bring forward legislation within weeks scrapping parts of the post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland. Picture: PA Wire

Liz Truss announces plans to suspend parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson

Ripping up Northern Ireland Protocol 'could undermine peace process'

Sam Ryder stormed to second place in Saturday's Eurovision Song contest final in Turin (Photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)
Sam Ryder stormed to second place in Saturday's Eurovision Song contest final in Turin (Photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP via Getty Images)

Sam Ryder rocked Eurovision but can Boris Johnson improve Northern Ireland Proto...

Boris Johnson has chosen to play 'EU trade war' games for the benefit of certain elements of British public opinion (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson has chosen to play 'EU trade war' games for the benefit of certain elements of British public opinion (Picture: Dominic Lipinski/WPA pool/Getty Images)

How Johnson has been revealed as a reactionary nationalist – Joyce McMillan

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting.
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following a Cabinet meeting.

Liz Truss in new warning to Brussels over Northern Ireland Protocol

Boris Johnson needs to drop the anti-EU rhetoric and find a compromise with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture: Matt Dunham/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson needs to drop the anti-EU rhetoric and find a compromise with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture: Matt Dunham/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Johnson's decision to pick a fight with EU is a cynical ploy – Scotsman comment

Alistair Carmichael urged the UK Government to focus on “lives and livelihoods” as debate over the Northern Ireland Protocol escalated.
Alistair Carmichael urged the UK Government to focus on “lives and livelihoods” as debate over the Northern Ireland Protocol escalated.

Lib Dem MP calls for focus on ‘lives' as UK Gov considers scrapping NI Protocol

Boris Johnson said the UK is ready to take measures if necessary to “fix” the deal with the EU
Boris Johnson said the UK is ready to take measures if necessary to “fix” the deal with the EU

SNP blasts Northern Ireland Protocol changes as ‘unthinkable’

Potato market concerns
Potato market concerns

Potato conference hears of more post-Brexit fears for Scottish growers

Suspending post-Brexit arrangements for Irish Sea trade would have “profound and deeply damaging consequences” for every part of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.
Suspending post-Brexit arrangements for Irish Sea trade would have “profound and deeply damaging consequences” for every part of the UK, Nicola Sturgeon has warned.

Triggering Article 16 would damage every part of the UK, warns Sturgeon

The Union flag, Saltire and EU flag fly outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: PA
The Union flag, Saltire and EU flag fly outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. Picture: PA

Brexit border post work underway as Scottish minister raises Article 16 concerns

Boris Johnson needs to drop the Brexit rhetoric and negotiate in good faith with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture: Frank Augstein/WPA pool/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson needs to drop the Brexit rhetoric and negotiate in good faith with the EU over the Northern Ireland Protocol (Picture: Frank Augstein/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Johnson better not be playing populist politics over N Ireland – Scotsman says

The EU will later outline a range of proposals aimed at resolving the political stand-off over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol.
The EU will later outline a range of proposals aimed at resolving the political stand-off over Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol.

EU "looking to go the extra mile” over Brexit protocol standoff

Lord Frost accused of 'gross incompetence and hypocrisy' after threatening to suspend Northern Ireland Protocol
Lord Frost accused of 'gross incompetence and hypocrisy' after threatening to suspend Northern Ireland Protocol

Lord Frost says UK could suspend Northern Ireland Protocol

A Loyalist poster near the entrance to Larne harbour (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)
A Loyalist poster near the entrance to Larne harbour (Picture: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Why Brexit Britain needs to make friends with the EU – Scotsman comment

Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Douglas Ross on a campaigning visit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson with Douglas Ross on a campaigning visit

Brian Monteith: Can Conservatives genuinely be trusted over the Union?

G7 Summit: Prime Minister has said he will not hesitate to take unilateral measures over Northern Ireland
G7 Summit: Prime Minister has said he will not hesitate to take unilateral measures over Northern Ireland

PM said he will not hesitate to take unilateral measures over Northern Ireland

Chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost. Picture: PA
Chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost. Picture: PA

UK's relationship with EU 'bumpy' for some time, warns Brexit minister

The report claimed the UK Internal Market Act “damaged relations” between Westminster and the devolved administrations.
The report claimed the UK Internal Market Act “damaged relations” between Westminster and the devolved administrations.

UK Internal Market Act ‘damaged relations between Westminster and Holyrood'

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Picture: Johanna Geron/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. Picture: Johanna Geron/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

EU expected to launch legal action against UK over post-Brexit grace periods

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell-WPA Pool/Getty Images
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon. Picture: Jeff J Mitchell-WPA Pool/Getty Images

The day Bute House became the EU’s diplomatic mission - Brian Monteith

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Picture: Getty Images
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Picture: Getty Images

Blair brands EU's move to override Brexit deal on NI 'very foolish'

Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster branded the EU's triggering of Article 16 of Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol an "incredible act of hostility".
Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster branded the EU's triggering of Article 16 of Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol an "incredible act of hostility".

EU moves to prevent Northern Ireland being used a vaccine ‘backdoor’ to the UK

AI tech could let you speak to your loved ones after their death - how it works

Farming: Playing tag with livestock

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen takes off her protective mask prior to making a statement regarding the Withdrawal Agreement at EU headquarters in Brussels. Picture: Johanna Geron, Pool via AP
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen takes off her protective mask prior to making a statement regarding the Withdrawal Agreement at EU headquarters in Brussels. Picture: Johanna Geron, Pool via AP

Brexit: European Commission set to take legal action against UK

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Humza Yousaf announces Shona Robison as deputy and confirms role for Kate Forbes

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Humza Yousaf speaks to the media after being voted the new First Minister at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

What Humza Yousaf said and what he meant in speech after FM vote

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