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Protocol: No10 raises prospect of EU and UK breakthrough as PM holds final talks

Rishi Sunak will meet the European Commission president in the UK on Monday

Belfast Live · Feb 26, 2023

Prime Minister's 'final talks' with EU signals potential breakthrough

Downing Street said that should there be movement after months of negotiations, with Rishi Sunak preparing to give a statement in the House of Commons

Wales Online · Feb 26, 2023

No 10 raises prospect of protocol breakthrough as PM holds ‘final talks’ with EU

Rishi Sunak will hold a press conference, alongside the European Commission president, and update MPs if a deal is reached.

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2023

PM to meet Ursula von der Leyen to discuss Northern Ireland Brexit deal

“A range of complex challenges around” the Brexit treaty will be discussed in face-to-face talks on Monday

Evening Standard · Feb 26, 2023

Excess deaths in Ireland at highest level since start of Covid-19 pandemic

The figures compiled by the European Commission provide a general measure of the impact of a health crisis on mortality rates

Irish Mirror · Feb 26, 2023

China's EU ambassador says EU leaders may visit China by mid-2023

Chinese ambassador to the European Union Fu Cong said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel may visit China in the first half of 2023, China's state-backed Global Times reported.

Reuters · Feb 26, 2023

Post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland ‘inching towards conclusion’, says Irish PM

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned, however, that there is still a ‘gap to be closed’ in the UK-EU talks

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2023

Varadkar: Talks over Northern Ireland Protocol ‘inching towards conclusion’

The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar warned, however, that there is still a ‘gap to be closed’ in the UK-EU talks.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Brexit: Rishi Sunak ‘plans for EU chief to meet King’ branded naive

Unionist politicians said a meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would have been a ‘cynical use’ of Charles’ position

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023

Sunak faces criticism over plans for European Union chief to ‘meet the King’

Unionist politicians said a meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen would have been a ‘cynical use’ of Charles’ position.

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2023