Britain's Prime Minister told Northern Ireland politicians on Friday that a deal to improve the province's post-Brexit trading arrangements was not done yet, as a flurry of diplomacy fuelled expectations that one could be finalised within days.

Iran PressEurope: "(Sunak) said the deal is not done yet. I think he is clear that lots of progress has been made and that's what we've been hearing from the European side and Dublin as well," SDLP leader Colum Eastwood told reporters, describing detail as "scant".

"But he said it's not done and he is going to Munich to see (European Commission President) Ursula von der Leyen and we'll see what comes out of that but I would be fairly optimistic that we're very close to an agreement," Eastwood added.

The primary focus for Ireland’s Prime Minister, Leo Varadkar, has been the conflict between the EU and the UK regarding Brexit-related Northern Ireland Protocol that is yet to be resolved.

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