By Press Association 2021
The Northern Ireland Protocol has angered Unionists since being brought in as part of the Brexit terms in January
Ministers are preparing to outline their proposals to Parliament for solving the “serious challenges” caused by the Northern Ireland Protocol.
Boris Johnson used a phone call on Tuesday with his Dublin counterpart Micheal Martin to urge “pragmatism” in order to mend the issues being created by the post-Brexit terms, as reports suggest the UK will put itself on a collision course with the European Union over its mooted solutions.
The Financial Times said Brexit minister Lord Frost, who is due to give a statement to peers on Wednesday, will outline a strategy that seeks to eliminate most checks on goods travelling between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Ministers to outline proposals to Parliament for fixing Northern Ireland Protocol
Reports have suggested Brexit minister Lord Frost will call for most goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain to be exempt from checks.
The Northern Ireland Protocol has sparked protests (Image: PA Images)
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The UK has unveiled a new set of demands to redraw the post-Brexit trading arrangements it agreed with the EU for Northern Ireland.
The government said border checks on goods from Great Britain it signed up to in the 2019 Brexit divorce deal had proved unsustainable.
Brexit Minister Lord Frost said they risked harming business, and were damaging the fabric of the UK.
The EU said it would not agree to renegotiate the terms of the 2019 deal.
The checks are included in the Northern Ireland Protocol, a section of the Brexit deal designed to avoid border checks on the island of Ireland.
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