Mr Sefcovic said the two sides would 'continue to engage on the outstanding issues related to the Protocol'. He described it as 'another constructive meeting' and said that 'intensive work continues'. But he later turned against the deal he struck and hit out at the 'bureaucratic' implementation of post-Brexit trade rules by the EU.Ī subsequent row prompted Mr Johnson to propose the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which heightened tensions with the Brussels and infuriated Tory moderates who claimed the legislation would breach international law.Įarlier today, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris travelled to Brussels for his latest talks with the EU's Maros Sefcovic over the Protocol. Mr Johnson agreed the Protocol with the EU when he was PM. 'It's an excellent bill and doesn't set up any other problems in the economy of the whole island of Ireland. 'It's a very good bill, it fixes all the problems, it solves the problems we have in the Irish Sea, it solves the problems of paperwork, VAT and so on. Pressed on whether he could guarantee his support for a Protocol deal struck by Mr Sunak, Mr Johnson added: 'I think the best thing is to continue with the Northern Ireland Bill that we agreed. 'So I think that's the best way forward.' 'But I think the best way forward, as I said when I was running the Government, is the Northern Ireland Bill which cleared the Commons very comfortably - I think unamended - when I was in office only a few months ago. 'It's important that we wait to see what there may be,' Mr Johnson tonight told Sky News of Mr Sunak's efforts to reach a Protocol resolution with Brussels. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris held further talks over the Protocol with the EU's Maros Sefcovic this afternoon Mr Johnson's intervention will increase nervousness among Mr Sunak's allies that the former PM could yet lead a Tory revolt over a Protocol deal. He urged Mr Sunak to instead concentrate his efforts on controversial new laws at Westminster that would give ministers the power to unilaterally override parts of the Protocol. The Government is currently engaged in 'intensive' talks with the EU over resolving the bitter dispute about post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland.īut, despite suggestions that an agreement could be struck this week, hopes have since receded of an imminent breakthrough.īoth the DUP and Tory Brexiteers are witholding their support for a Protocol deal until they are able to closely scrutinise a legal text.Īnd there was likely to be further alarm in Downing Street this evening after Mr Johnson failed to state whether he would support an agreement overseen by Mr Sunak. In the episode, the prince and his wife went on a global tour and held placards that read: "Stop looking at us!" and "We want our privacy!!" Fans took this to be a jab at the Sussexes, who recently opened up about their relationship with the media in a six-part Netflix series and again in Harry's much-anticipated memoir.Boris Johnson tonight refused to guarantee he would back Rishi Sunak's deal over the Northern Ireland Protocol in a warning shot to the Prime Minister. For example, South Park's prince had striking ginger hair, whilst the prince's wife wore a near-identical outfit to that seen on Megan at the Trooping the Colour in 2018. Although the pair weren't named in the episode – which told the story of a prince and his wife who had moved to a new town – the characters' similarities to Harry and Meghan were hard to ignore. ICYMI, last week the Duke and Duchess of Sussex seemingly became the focus of a South Park episode titled, "The Worldwide Privacy Tour". Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have denied claims that they're suing over a recent South Park episode – which was branded "brutal" by critics – that appeared to mock them and their ongoing struggles with life in the public eye. Harry and Meg on claims they're suing South Park WPA Pool - Getty Images
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