MPs to debate 'Stormont brake' as key part of new Brexit deal comes to the Commons

MPs will debate a motion next week on the so-called "Stormont brake" - a key part of the new Brexit deal agreed between the UK and EU attempting to solve issues in Northern Ireland.

Leader of the House Penny Mordaunt confirmed the move in the Commons, saying the debate on one of the main elements of the Windsor Framework will take place on Wednesday.

The agreement was announced by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen at the end of last month in the hope of solving ongoing problems with the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol - designed to prevent a hard border being reintroduced on the island of Ireland.