Sunak: I am ‘giving everything’ to seal protocol deal and restore NI Assembly

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol has not yet been reached (Ben Stansall/PA)

Rishi Sunak said his administration is “giving it everything we’ve got” to finalise a deal to fix issues with the Northern Ireland Protocol but insists a pact has not yet been secured.

The British Prime Minister said he is hopeful of a “positive outcome” in the talks with the European Union as Westminster braces for a new-look protocol to be unveiled.