Sunak hails proposed deal on N. Ireland

Trade agreement seen as breakthrough after Brexit despite issues remaining

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak traveled to Northern Ireland on Tuesday to sell his revised post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, as he aims to resolve issues stoking sectarian tensions in the country.

Brussels has agreed to the proposed deal, known as the Windsor Framework, but it still needs the backing of the UK Parliament. Many lawmakers have said they will wait to see what people in Northern Ireland say before deciding whether to support it.

The Windsor Framework, if approved, will replace the Northern Ireland Protocol negotiated by former prime minister Boris Johnson when the country left the European Union.