Ireland’s premier Micheal Martin has said he takes “heart” from UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s remarks that she would like to see the issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol resolved by negotiation. Mr Martin said with goodwill the EU is ready to be flexible and responsive. But she warned that a negotiated solution with the EU would have to deliver “all of the things we set out in the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill”. “For the sake of clarity, will my right honourable friend confirm that it is the UK’s preferred option to have a negotiated settlement as far as the Northern Ireland Protocol is concerned. “There are certain issues around consumer sector and we believe, with goodwill, the European Union is ready to be flexible and responsive,” he said.

Source: The Herald September 07, 2022 17:57 UTC