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Sunak’s Northern Ireland glory is dulled when even hardliners are too fed up to fight any more

The PM and the EU’s Ursula von der Leyen finalised the deal in a Windsor summit

Ursula Von der Leyen travelled to Windsor after holding a joint press conference with Rishi Sunak

LONDON — The United Kingdom and the European Union reached a new deal on Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements aimed at ending years of often acrimonious wrangling and paving the way for warmer relations more than half a decade after Britons voted for Brexit.

The hotel served as the venue for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to agree the Windsor Framework.

Prime minister promises ‘turning point for Northern Ireland’

After months of intense negotiations aimed at undoing some of Boris Johnson's catastrophic Brexit failures, Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new agreement over Northern Ireland had been reached - but will it be enough?

The Windsor Framework paves the way for Britain to become an associate member of the EU’s flagship research programme, Ursula von der Leyen suggested.

The politician’s life and career have spanned Belgium, Germany, the UK, and the US, where she has shattered numerous glass ceilings.