The EU-U.K. deal on Northern Ireland protocol marks a key step in London's effort to improve its post-Brexit relationship with Brussels and avoid a trade dispute with the bloc. But domestic political risks could still lead to a government and economic crisis in the United Kingdom. Following months of negotiations, the United Kingdom and the European Union have finally struck a deal to end their long-standing dispute over post-Brexit trade rules for Northern Ireland. During a Feb. 27 press conference in the London suburb of Windsor, U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen confirmed the two sides had finalized an agreement, dubbed the ''Windsor Framework,'' that amends to the so-called Northern Ireland protocol of the EU-U.K. Brexit deal. The adjustments include a new ''green-red lane system'' that will reduce custom checks on goods moving from Great Britain whose final destination is Northern Ireland (but...
