BREAKING: UK and EU Formally Adopt New Brexit Deal for Northern Ireland

The UK and the EU have formally adopted a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, known as the Windsor Framework, which is aimed at making trade between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK easier. The agreement gives the Stormont assembly more say over EU rules and has been welcomed by most Northern Ireland parties, though the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) voted against a key aspect of the deal and is refusing to re-enter power-sharing. The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Maros Sefcovic, said the framework allows the UK and the EU to begin a "new chapter in relations", adding that the EU would continue to listen to everyone in Northern Ireland and commit to the peace process. UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said the negotiations had been "thoughtful, professional and in the spirit of friendship and cooperation".