Rishi Sunak will hold a Cabinet meeting today as tensions in his party heat up over a potential new deal between the UK and EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol ⬇️ What you need to know - with our live blog:
between the UK and EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Pressure is building on the Prime Minister as he attempts to balance the demands of Conservative MPs and members of the Democratic Unionist Party while negotiating a new trade agreement with Brussels. There are hopes that a new settlement on post-Brexit trade in Northern Ireland could bring an end to the political deadlock at Stormont, however reports also warn that some Cabinet ministers are prepared to resign if they do not agree with Mr Sunak’s approach to the controversial protocol.
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