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May 2022
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The Northern Ireland protocol explained

THE TIMES
About this episode

More than two years after Britain and the EU signed the Brexit withdrawal agreement, one of its stickiest points is suddenly back in the headlines again: the Northern Ireland protocol. Why are we back here again? And -- more to the point -- what exactly is the protocol?

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Guest: Oliver Wright, Policy Editor, The Times.

Host: Manveen Rana.

Clips: TLDR News, BBC, The Guardian, Sky News, Channel 4 News, GB News, Irish Foreign Ministry.



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