And quietly perhaps we have the beginning of the end of the problematic protocol?

In principle, do we finally have a solution to the invasive NI Protocol… (h/t Mainland Ulsterman)?

13/ The official said the EU had accepted in principle the UK argument that a distinction should be made between goods that are moving GB-NI and remaining there for end-users, and those goods which go on to cross the land border into the single market.

— Tony Connelly (@tconnellyRTE) February 21, 2022

Mick Fealty

Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty

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