UK Commits To Further Talks To Break NI Protocol Impasse

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND - JANUARY 17: The Belfast harbour estate can be seen alongside the Belfast city skyline on January 17, 2023 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Following a joint statement by British foreign secretary James Cleverly and EU negotiator Maros Sefcovic, the EU and the British government have pledged to continue intensive talks on the Northern Ireland protocol, but announced no breakthrough amid a growing expectation that Stormont elections could be postponed again in the coming days. Northern Ireland has been without a functioning government since the collapse of the Stormont assembly with the unionist DUP party refusing to form a power sharing executive unless their demands are met regarding the NI protocol. (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)