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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

UK will do ‘whatever necessary’ to reform Northern Ireland Brexit protocol, says minister

United Kingdom Brexit Ireland Dominic Raab Sinn Féin Brandon Lewis DUP Sky News
The Sinn Féin northern leader, Michelle O'Neill, is watched by party leader Mary Lou McDonald as she is hugged by a supporter at the Meadowbank count in Magherafelt
The Sinn Féin northern leader, Michelle O'Neill, is watched by party leader Mary Lou McDonald as she is hugged by a supporter at the Meadowbank count in Magherafelt on Saturday. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images

The UK government will take “whatever measures are necessary” to reform Northern Ireland’s Brexit protocol, the justice secretary, Dominic Raab, has pledged, amid fears the newly elected Stormont assembly could be put on pause until Christmas.

At the same time, the Northern Ireland secretary, Brandon Lewis, has ruled out any imminent prospect of a referendum on a united Ireland.

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