Analysis | PM secures new post-Brexit deal with EU on Northern Ireland: Five key sections of the text – By Sam Coates (Sky News) / Feb 27, 2023
Westminster will take back control of tax and subsidy rates in Northern Ireland. There will be fewer checks on goods going from the mainland to Northern Ireland. However, it will remain in parts of the single market, ultimately overseen by EU judges.
Rishi Sunak has negotiated a deal on Northern Ireland and Brexit which his predecessors Liz Truss, Boris Johnson and Theresa May could not have secured.
Having convinced the EU figures he was a serious prime minister they do business with, Mr Sunak has produced a deal that has already turned the heads and won the support of several leading Brexiteers.
Here are the five key sections of the text. The areas highlighted in yellow show exactly why they matter.
