The UK government's attempts to effectively tear up parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol have cleared their latest hurdle in parliament
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill completed its committee stage in the House of Lords after peers spent four days debating amendments, amid claims it is a"pig of a law".
Independent crossbencher John Kerr previously said efforts to secure changes to the legislation are like"trying to put lipstick on a pig". Earlier today, European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič suggested that UK-EU agreement on checks between Britain and Northern Ireland could happen within weeks, with the right"political will".
Discussing EU proposals to reduce checks, he said:"Is it too much to do this? Can we not find pragmatic, technical solutions to make this thing work? In Egypt, Mr Sunak met Ms von der Leyen as both attended the Cop27 climate conference, with Mr Sunak stressing the need to"find solutions" to the"very real problems" caused by the post-Brexit arrangements in the region.
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