Foreign Secretary in NI for Stormont stalemate talks
Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State, Chris Heaton-Harris, will also take part in the talks
The Foreign Secretary will spend the day in Northern Ireland to update parties on talks between the European Commission and the United Kingdom on the Northern Ireland Protocol.
James Cleverly has said post-Brexit trading issues which "risk and undermine" NI's place within the UK must be addressed.
Northern Ireland’s Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris will also take part in the talks.
The government hopes the latest round of meetings will help to break the Stormont power sharing deadlock which has been in flux since last February when the DUP withdrew its First Minister from the executive.
The party is continuing its protest over the NI Protocol and has made clear it will not allow a return to power sharing until radical changes to the protocol are delivered.
It claims the treaty has undermined NI’s place within the UK by creating economic barriers on trade entering the region from Great Britain.
However, earlier this week progress between the EU and the UK on post-Brexit data-sharing was hailed as a positive step in ongoing talks to find a solution to the row.
The agreement will allow the EU to access UK IT systems which will provide detailed information about goods flowing from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.
Both sides hailed an agreement as a key step in resolving the deadlock over the protocol.
Ministers will also meet business groups today (Wednesday) as part of their efforts to understand the impact the protocol has had on trade. The Government said these meetings would help inform ongoing talks with the EU.
Their visit will include a tour of Saintfield Garden Centre and Nursery.
Mr Cleverly said: "My preference is for a negotiated solution, but the UK's priority is protecting the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement and preserving political stability in Northern Ireland.
"I am listening to the concerns of people and businesses in Northern Ireland and am keenly aware that the current situation isn't working.
"I am firmly of the belief too that what people in Northern Ireland want most is to see their elected politicians back at work."
"We need to address those issues with the protocol that risk and undermine the place of NI in the UK."
Mr Heaton-Harris said: "A solution to the problems created by the Northern Ireland Protocol is clearly desired by all across business and in government.
"As the Foreign Secretary has said, the Government is committed to resolving these problems as soon as possible.
"I am firmly of the belief too that what people in Northern Ireland want most is to see their elected politicians back at work.
"Accountable political leadership is fundamental to secure a sustainable future for all in NI."
Speaking ahead of meeting the Government ministers, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said the protocol "was not, is not and will not be supported by unionists".
He added: "Whilst some may be focused on short-term fixes, that will not work for the people of Northern Ireland.
"The restoration of devolved government is only made sustainable when the protocol is replaced by arrangements that restore Northern Ireland's constitutional and economic place within the United Kingdom."
Later in the week political leaders are due to hold separate talks with Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.
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