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Cabinet office minister Michael Gove outlines deal for supermarkets "grace period" to ensure food supplies are not disrupted
Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove starts by saying the UK government has worked this year to ensure that the Northern Ireland Protocol can be agreed with the EU.

The protocol was a section of the Brexit withdrawal deal to protect trade across the border in Northern Ireland and the UK mainland.

It said that goods will not need to be checked along the Irish border when the new UK-EU relationship begins on 1 January.

Mr Gove starts by explaining that the Protocol set out objectives on trading.

Mr Gove says yesterday the UK reached a deal in principle which allows the UK to reach those commitments, and which puts the people on Northern Ireland first.

He says there will be no additional checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, unless it is rare and endangered species of animals.

Northern Ireland businesses selling to consumers or trading between businesses will face no tariffs, he adds. This will happen whether there is a deal or not.

There are additional flexibilities to protect supermarkets. There will be a grace period for supermarkets to implement new rules and trades.

He says this is three commitments the UK government has held.