A Brexit Reset?
The new deal that British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has negotiated on Northern Ireland will not eliminate all the political tensions surrounding the province’s status, but, if approved, it will go a long way toward easing them. And it will bring much-needed improvement in relations with the European Union.
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LONDON – Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson won the December 2019 general election on the promise that he had an “oven-ready deal” to “get Brexit done.” But while the United Kingdom did leave the European Union in January 2020, Johnson’s deal included a deeply contentious protocol governing the special trade status of Northern Ireland. British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s successful negotiation of an amended deal with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is thus a welcome development – one that could mark a turning point in UK-EU relations.