After my visit to Brussels several weeks ago where I met Vice President of the European Commission Maroš Šefčovič, I travelled to Northern Ireland for a day recently to discuss the Northern Ireland Protocol.
This ministerial visit involved discussions on amending the Northern Ireland Protocol to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland.
This Government will continue to protect the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and look out for the interests of the people of Northern Ireland.
(Photo: Michael Ellis MP meeting the Federation of Small Businesses in Northern Ireland)