removed from oversight of the deal. the protocol was agreed as part of the brexit negotiations to ensure there s no need for checks along the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and the irish foreign minister s comments were supported by another senior minister in dublin speaking to rte earlier today. i think there is a line beyond which the european union cannot go. we have the european union cannot go. we have an the european union cannot go. we have an agreement here that has been signed have an agreement here that has been signed up have an agreement here that has been signed up to have an agreement here that has been signed up to by the uk government and by signed up to by the uk government and by the signed up to by the uk government and by the eu, and i think there is space and by the eu, and i think there is space within the parameters of how you operate the protocol, and i think you operate the protocol, and i think that you opera
on the northern ireland protocol could cause a breakdown in relations with the eu. it comes after the brexit minister lord frost repeated that the uk wants the european court ofjustice removed from oversight of the deal. the protocol was agreed as part of the brexit negotiations to ensure there s no need for checks along the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and the irish foreign minister s comments were supported by another senior minister in dublin speaking to rte earlier today. i think there is a line beyond which the european union cannot go. we have an agreement here that has been signed up to by the uk government and by the eu, and i think there is space within the parameters of how you operate the protocol, and i think that is where the focus should be. it is absolutely legitimate for the people of northern ireland to want to have seamless trade with great britain, and we believe that that can be accommodated within the parameters of the protoco
i think there is a line beyond which the european union cannot go. we have an agreement here that has been signed up to by the uk government and by the eu, and i think there is space within the parameters of how you operate the protocol, and i think that is where the focus should be. it is absolutely legitimate for the people of northern ireland to want to have seamless trade with great britain, and we believe that that can be accommodated within the parameters of the protocol as part of the overall brexit agreement. but let s see what the eu come forward with later this week. there will need to be intensive negotiations here to resolve this, but it is a product of the type of brexit that was chosen by the uk government. and i have been getting more analysis on this from our correspondent in belfast, john campbell. the context of all this is that on wednesday of next week, the eu is bringing forward some
lord frost, repeated that the uk wants the european court ofjustice removed from oversight of the deal. the protocol was agreed as part of the brexit negotiations to ensure there s no need for checks along the land border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. and the irish foreign minister s comments were supported by another senior minister in dublin, speaking to rte earlier today. i think there is a line beyond which the european union cannot go. we have an agreement here that has been signed up to by the uk government and by the eu, and i think there is space within the parameters of how you operate the protocol, and i think that is where the focus should be. it is absolutely legitimate for the people of northern ireland to want to have seamless trade with great britain, and we believe that that can be accommodated within the parameters of the protocol as part of the overall brexit agreement. but let s see what the eu come forward with later this week. there will nee