{"id":1027238,"date":"2021-11-18T11:29:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T16:29:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027238"},"modified":"2021-11-18T11:29:48","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T16:29:48","slug":"u-k-brexit-minister-deal-on-northern-ireland-border-still-possible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-brexit-minister-deal-on-northern-ireland-border-still-possible\/","title":{"rendered":"U.K. Brexit Minister: Deal on Northern Ireland border still possible"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-k-brexit-minister-deal-on-northern-ireland-border-still-possible%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1027238&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2585270\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2585270\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maros Sefcovic, vice president of European Commission, gestures during a news conference in London, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. Top U.K. and European Union officials are meeting Friday to try to resolve their intractable Northern Ireland trade spat. David Frost for Britain and Maros Sefcovic for the EU are meeting in London after four weeks of negotiations failed to bridge gaps over Northern Ireland trade. (Hollie Adams, Pool via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:01 AM PT \u2013 Thursday, November 18, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>The U.K.\u2019s top Brexit negotiator, David Frost, said a deal to keep the border open between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland is still possible to achieve.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf we can\u2019t get that agreement then Article 16 is a legitimate part of the protocol and obviously it\u2019s very much on the table if we get to that point,\u201d he stated.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Frost told reporters on Wednesday, Britain and the European Union are both working hard to maintain the free movement of people, goods and services on the island. However, he said there are a few sticking points left.<\/p>\n<p>The U.K. has established border checks between Northern Ireland and Ireland after Brexit, but the European Union opposes any form of border controls in Ireland.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cSo we\u2019re working very hard to see if we can get a deal,\u201d said Frost. \u201cWe\u2019ve always made clear that it\u2019s best to see if we can find an agreement that everybody can then get behind and that\u2019s what we\u2019re working hard to do.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For clarity, I have set out my and the Government&#8217;s position on our negotiations with the EU over the  Northern Ireland Protocol in the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UKHouseofLords?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@UKHouseofLords<\/a> this morning. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s062DD26S9\">pic.twitter.com\/s062DD26S9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Frost (@DavidGHFrost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidGHFrost\/status\/1461335985770450950?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>European Union officials said if the deal for Northern Ireland falls through, it may impose restrictions on trade with the U.K., which could lead to a full blown trade war.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/house-passes-censure-to-remove-rep-gosar-from-his-committees\/\">House Passes Censure To Remove Rep. Gosar From His Committees<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maros Sefcovic, vice president of European Commission, gestures during a news conference in London, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021. 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