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Insiders say outline of framework agreement on post-Brexit trade is crystallising
Northern Ireland secretary Heaton-Harris says he will ‘assess carefully all options’ for region in political limbo
The EU must help Rishi Sunak face down hardliners to break the logjam
Tory revolt also brewing over MPs claiming a say in proposed bonfire of EU laws
Labour leader tells audience in Belfast that draft legislation is ‘wrong’ and ‘we wouldn’t do it’
Also in today’s newsletter: Former Czech prime minister Babiš guns for the presidency
Opposition leader ready to ‘support’ prime minister as moves intensify to resolve dispute over protocol
Cleverly says UK-EU deal must be ‘sustainable’ but he is criticised for not allowing Sinn Féin leader into talks
Complaints on Tory right will grow louder and more agitated in the next few months as a deal over Northern Ireland is struck
Brussels would have access to British IT data for trading across Irish Sea as protocol negotiations warm
Irish PM admits compromise is possible as Brussels and London seek to reach deal
Pressure is building on all sides to find a long-term solution and improve post-Brexit relations
Officials in Washington play down former congressman’s diplomatic role, saying he will focus on economic ties
NHS leaders seek to protect some services from industrial action that also affects N Ireland
Long wait lists and patient overcrowding add to problems in region’s healthcare
As unification rises up the agenda, traditional allegiances are challenged by demographic change — and the fallout from Brexit
Unionist intransigence over the Irish Sea border rests on insecurity
Former DUP leader Edwin Poots defends effort to ‘cherry pick’ to benefit farmers as ‘entirely reasonable’
Scattering buzzwords like fairy dust around the proposed legislation does nothing to help restore relations
Plus, investor relief at the orthodox response to the economic crisis
Now ‘we want to see meat on the bone’, says taoiseach after fresh push to resolve stalemate
Vale de Almeida tells FT that end to post-Brexit dispute is possible as ‘mood music has changed’ under Sunak
Heaton-Harris ‘very positive’ deal with Brussels can be reached early next year
Coveney says N Ireland party cannot call all the shots in resolving dispute over region’s trading arrangements
The US ambassador on climate, collaboration and why the challenges of the Northern Ireland protocol must be resolved
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