What is the Northern Ireland Protocol and why is it needed?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : This is hotly contested by supporters of the agreement who see it as mitigation against the consequences of Brexit.
47% : Article 16 is a safeguard clause in the protocol, which the UK or EU can trigger if they believe the Brexit rules in the province have caused "serious economic, societal or environmental difficulties" or a "diversion of trade".
45% : Moving checks on non-EU British goods to the Irish Sea means the border controls do not have to be carried out at the invisible frontier between Northern Ireland and Ireland.
40% : It means that Northern Ireland continues to follow about 300 EU rules after Brexit but it also grants the country a unique dual access to both the EU and UK markets.
38% : Here we tell you everything you need to know about the Protocol, how Boris Johnson wants to change it and whether or not the UK and EU are headed for a trade war.

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