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<p>I discuss a range of issues with my Cabinet colleagues, including EU Exit. The
Government is committed to ensuring unfettered access for Northern Ireland goods to
the market in Great Britain including Wales. That is why the Government negotiated
hard with the European Union to secure explicit wording in the text of the Protocol
on Ireland/Northern Ireland that means nothing within it prevents the Government from
ensuring unfettered access for goods moving from Northern Ireland to other parts of
the UK’s internal market including Wales. As set out in the agreed <em>New Decade,
New Approach</em> deal, the Government will legislate to guarantee unfettered access
for Northern Ireland’s businesses to the whole of the UK internal market, and ensure
that this legislation is in force for 1 January 2021.</p><p> </p><p>The Prime Minister
has been clear that, beyond our obligations under international law, there will be
no new checks and processes on the movement of goods from Northern Ireland to GB.
When discussing the protocol with the EU, the UK will be ambitious on how flexible
we can make this system.</p>
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