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EU to signal Britain needs to move on Northern Ireland dispute

FILE PHOTO: Flags of the Union Jack and European Union are seen ahead of the meeting of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in Brussels, Belgium December 9, 2020. Olivier Hoslet/Pool via REUTERS

The European Union is expected on Friday to signal to new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that his government must resolve the long-running dispute over Northern Ireland, EU diplomats said.

The row revolves around the Northern Ireland Protocol, part of the Brexit divorce deal, that keeps the British province largely in the EU single market. This requires checks on some goods moving there from the rest of the United Kingdom.

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