Next UK prime minister must face reality that Northern Ireland Protocol is here to stay, O’Neill warns

Michelle O'Neill: 'We’re caught up in this mess in what’s happening within the Tory party and that’s not good enough for the people here who we represent'

Sinn Féin Vice-President Michelle O’Neill. Picture: PA

The next British  prime minister must face up to the reality that the Northern Ireland Protocol is here to stay, Michelle O’Neill has said.

The Sinn Féin vice president said she has warned newly appointed Secretary of State for the region Shailesh Vara that the Westminster government must stop “placating the DUP” and start being “even-handed” with Stormont’s political parties.