Thursday 6 October 2022 11:07 AM UK and EU hopeful of deal to end Northern Ireland row as PM allies say Brussels ... trends now
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There are increasing hopes of a deal to end the Brexit row over Northern Ireland with Britain and the EU set to resume negotiations.
The Government is confident Brussels has now been convinced of 'how serious' the crisis in Northern Ireland could become without a breakthrough this month.
One source said EU chief Ursula von der Leyen had begun to 'get it'.
Liz Truss has been pushing ahead with legislation at Westminster to unilaterally scrap parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol.
But the Prime Minister has also recently restated her preference for a negotiated solution to the dispute over post-Brexit trading arrangements.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly and European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic are expected to meet in the next fortnight for Protocol talks.
The focus on reaching a deal has been increased by a looming deadline at the end of this month.
Fresh elections are due in Northern Ireland unless a new power-sharing government can be formed at Stormont before 28th October.
Allies of the PM are confident Brussels has now been convinced of 'how serious' the crisis in Northern Ireland could become without a breakthrough this month
A senior UK Government source told MailOnline that Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission President, was now 'getting it' over the seriousness of the crisis
Fresh elections are due in Northern Ireland unless a new power-sharing government can be formed at Stormont before 28th October
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