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Northern Ireland deal close, says EC president

A Northern Ireland Protocol deal is “within reach”, the president of the European Commission said yesterday.

Ursula von der Leyen warned that Irish Sea border checks on British goods could not all be ditched because of Brexit and the agreement would have to protect the EU’S single market.

But, at a joint sitting of both houses of the Irish parliament to mark 50 years of Irish EU membership, she promised Brussels would focus on issues which mattered to Northern Irish businesses and society.

“My contacts with Prime Minister Sunak are encouraging and I trust we can find the way,” she said, “with an honest heart and an open mind.”

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