EU and UK negotiators must be given ‘space’ to reach NI Protocol deal

Many unionists in Northern Ireland are vehemently opposed to arrangements they claim have weakened the region’s place within the union.

(PA)

UK and EU negotiators must be given space to find a resolution to the Northern Ireland Protocol impasse, the Tánaiste has said.

Micheál Martin, who is also foreign affairs minister, stressed that the UK Government and European Commission still had to overcome challenges if a deal was to be struck.