Northern Ireland Protocol: is this a 'breakthrough' deal?

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🗓️ 27 February 2023

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Today Rishi Sunak has reached a revised agreement with the EU on Northern Ireland, and hailed it a 'turning point' for the people of Northern Ireland. But how will the DUP and – more importantly – Tory MPs, react?

Isabel Hardman speaks to Katy Balls and Sam Lowe.

Produced by Oscar Edmondson.

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0:20.0	Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots,
0:22.0	Spectators, Daily Politics Podcast.
0:24.0	I'm Isabel Hardman and I'm joined by Katie Bouls and Sam Lo.
0:29.0	Thank you very much for joining us both.
0:31.0	Katie, you've just been covering the Prime Minister's press conference
0:35.0	on the Windsor Framework.
0:37.0	This is what Rishi Sunak had to say.
0:39.0	I believe the Windsor Framework marks a turning point for the people of Northern Ireland.
0:45.0	It fixes the practical problems they face.
0:48.0	It preserves the balance of the Belfast Good Friday agreement.
0:52.0	Today's agreement is written in the language of laws and treaties.
0:58.0	But really, it's about much more than that.
1:02.0	It's about stability in Northern Ireland.
1:06.0	It's about real people and real businesses.
1:10.0	It's about showing that our union that has lasted for centuries
1:14.0	can and will endure.
1:18.0	And it's about breaking down the barriers between us,
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