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British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss meets the vice-president of EU commission Maros Sefcovic, to discuss progress on the Northern Ireland Protocol. IMAGES
If Britain makes good on a threat to try to suspend parts of its Brexit treaty dealing with Northern Ireland it would cause "serious consequences" to EU-UK ties, top EU official Vice President Maros Sefcovic says in a brief statement after meeting in Brussels with Britain's Brexit minister David Frost. SOUNDBITE
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic warns the UK against taking further unilateral action on post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, promising tough measures if it does so. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is greeted by Northern Ireland's newly appointed First Minister Michelle O'Neill and Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly on arrival at Stormont Castle, after the restoration of power-sharing in Belfast on February 3. A pro-Irish unity politician, Sinn Fein's O'Neill made history by becoming the UK territory's first nationalist leader, and has predicted that the UK territory will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Northern Ireland's Assembly in Belfast on the second day of his two-day visit to the UK territory, which comes after Sinn Fein's Michelle O'Neill made history by becoming its first nationalist leader. O'Neill, a pro-Irish unity politician, has predicted that Northern Ireland will hold a vote on unification with Ireland within the next decade. However, Sunak's government said earlier this week that Northern Ireland's place within the UK appears "secure for decades". IMAGES