Northern Ireland Protocol Deal Close but ‘Further Work Required’: DUP

British PM jets to Belfast for talks as progress made on deal between UK and EU over Brexit trading agreement

(L) Gordon Lyons MLA, Gavin Robinson MP, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP, and Emma Little-Pengelly MLA speak to the media outside the Culloden Hotel in Belfast on Feb. 17, 2023. The party met with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who also held talks with other political leaders over the Northern Ireland Protocol. PA Media

Crunch talks over Brexit’s Northern Ireland protocol will continue after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) said progress had been made on a deal—though “further work is required.”

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson made the comments on Friday just hours after British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with Stormont party leaders in Belfast.