The Prime Minister is likely to push EU leaders for further concessions on the oversight role of the European Court of Justice, but this could prove a major stumbling block. But an ally of the former prime minister guided away from the prospect. The Protocol won’t be fixed by displaying green and red signs and pretending the ECJ hasn’t got supreme jurisdiction in Northern Ireland when it manifestly has. The protocol instead created economic barriers on trade being shipped from Great Britain to Northern Ireland. The Prime Minister is also expected to meet German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other European leaders at the Munich summit.

Source: The Times February 18, 2023 07:27 UTC