The government and the European Union have spent months negotiating changes to the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol
Months negotiating changes to contentious treaty
It was agreed as part of former prime minister Boris Johnson's"oven-ready" Brexit deal in order to preserve peace in the region - but unionists have been unhappy about the economic barriers it has created on trade being shipped from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, with a customs border effectively imposed in the Irish Sea.
The UK government also previously said the protocol was not working and threatened to rip it up without the permission of the EU, a move branded by Brussels asHowever, there has been a cooling of tensions under Mr Sunak's administration, with both sides engaging in intense talks to resolve the impasse.Delivering the deal will avoid a trade war with the EU and be seen as a huge accomplishment for the prime minister, but unionist parties will have to be on board to restore powersharing.
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