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David Bond

What is the Northern Ireland Protocol? US warns against scraping trade deal

The Northern Ireland Protocol has led to checks on some goods entering NI from the rest of the UK

(Picture: Niall Carson/PA)

The White House has warned newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss against dismantling the Northern Ireland Protocol.

US President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Truss discussed “the importance of reaching a negotiated agreement with the European Union” in their first conversation since Truss’s appointment.

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