Rishi Sunak says he is "giving everything" this weekend to secure a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland, and he wants "to get the job done".

But the prime minister said no agreement had yet been made between the UK and the European Union.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said the deal over trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland was "inching towards a conclusion".

A No 10 source has described the negotiations as positive.

The taoiseach said an agreement could come within days but this was "by no means guaranteed" as negotiators still had a gap to close.

He urged politicians from the UK, Brussels and Northern Ireland to "go the extra mile" to get it over the line.

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The Northern Ireland Protocol was agreed under former Prime Minister Boris Johnson after the UK formally left the European Union, and came into force in 2021.

It sees Northern Ireland continue to follow some EU laws to avoid the need for checks at the border with the Republic of Ireland. But the arrangement has been an ongoing source of tension.

It means that goods arriving from England, Scotland and Wales are checked when they arrive at Northern Irish ports.

Some including Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) feel this undermines the nation's position within the rest of the UK as well as impacting trade.

The DUP is currently blocking the formation of devolved government in Northern Ireland over its concerns about the treaty.