MPs must have vote on Northern Ireland Brexit deal – Theresa Villiers

Rishi Sunak (right) and Ursula von der Leyen at the Munich security conference earlier this month. Photograph: Simon Walker/Downing Street/UPI/Rex/Shutterstock

The former Northern Ireland secretary, Theresa Villiers, has said it is “crucial parliament has a vote” on the much-anticipated deal to end the dispute with the EU over post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Villiers was speaking hours before the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, was due to meet Rishi Sunak for what No 10 has billed “final talks” over a revised Northern Ireland protocol pact.