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EurActiv (9 February 2021)

The UK will demand changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol in talks with the EU in the coming days, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove said on Monday (8 February).

Speaking during a hearing with UK lawmakers on the European Scrutiny committee on Monday (8 February), Gove repeated the government’s demand for the Northern Ireland protocol to be re-opened, telling MPs that there were “a number of areas where we need refinements”.

The Protocol has been a major point of controversy for the ruling Conservative party since the start of talks on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. MPs reluctantly agreed to the Protocol in order to avoid a ‘no deal’ Brexit.

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