UK Foreign Secretary JamesCleverly has played down expectations of an imminent breakthrough in negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol
UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverley says while there is a better atmosphere with the European Union there was still "serious work to do"Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has played down expectations of a deal soon over the Northern Ireland Protocol.
He told a committee of MPs on Tuesday that while there is a better atmosphere with the European Union there was still "serious work to do"."I don't want people to be defeatist, but I also don't want people to run away with the idea that we're just on the cusp of some amazing breakthrough," he said.Last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was confident thatover the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Mr Martin said said there was a "window of opportunity" but declined to be drawn on how long negotiations could last.that keeps Northern Ireland aligned with some EU trade rulesIt keeps Northern Ireland in the EU's single market for goods, avoiding the need for a hard border with the Irish Republic after Brexit.
Mr Cleverly said if an auditor asked him to point to a spreadsheet and show where progress was being made he would struggle, but added "I think we are heading in the right direction".
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