Brexit deal set for formal sign-off 

The formal sign-off comes as Jeffrey Donaldson’s party continues to oppose the deal brokered by the British government, with no sign of the DUP yet being willing to return to powersharing

Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, announcing the deal last month. Picture: Dan Kitwood/PA

Rishi Sunak’s Brexit deal for Northern Ireland will be formally signed off on Friday at an official meeting in London, amid hopes that better UK-EU relations can see benefits in other areas.

UK foreign secretary James Cleverly and the European Commission’s Maros Sefcovic will together chair a meeting that will see the UK and the EU formally adopt the new arrangements for Northern Ireland, after the British government won the backing of MPs for the Windsor Framework earlier this week.