Sunak could announce Northern Ireland protocol deal on Monday

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Move would come after four months of intense negotiations and mark an end to two-year standoff with EU

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Rishi Sunak is poised to announce he has agreed a deal to end the protracted row over the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol as early as Monday, the Guardian has been told.

The move would come after four months of intense negotiations and mark an end to a two-year standoff with the EU, but may trigger a fresh battle for the prime minister in parliament with pro-Brexit Conservative backbenchers in the European Research Group (ERG).

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