The UK is 'on the cusp' of securing a new Brexit deal with the EU on the Northern Ireland Protocol, Deputy PM Dominic Raab has said.
It comes after Rishi Sunak said UK government was "giving it everything" to secure a deal.
Dominic Raab leaves after attending the weekly Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street, in London, on February 21, 2023.The PM said he would to resolve the concerns of the Democratic Unionist Party, which has made plain its fears about the European Union retaining influence over Northern Ireland. Mr Sunak vowed that in terms of Unionist concerns, "anything that we do will tick all of those boxes"."I think the talks on reforming the protocol are inching towards a conclusion," the Taoiseach said.
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