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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rory Carroll and Lisa O'Carroll

DUP leader keeps hopes of protocol deal on track as he declares ‘progress’ in talks

Jeffrey Donaldson departs after speaking to the media following talks with Rishi Sunak
Jeffrey Donaldson (centre) departs after speaking to the media following talks with Rishi Sunak in Belfast on Friday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

The Democratic Unionist party has kept on track Rishi Sunak’s attempt to change the Northern Ireland protocol, declaring “progress” in Downing Street’s talks with the EU.

Jeffrey Donaldson said on Friday a “big moment” was looming in the UK’s effort to cut a deal with Brussels over Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland. The DUP leader said his party would withhold judgment on any deal – which is expected next week – until it had seen the text.

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