More than 1,600 new businesses have signed up to the UK internal market scheme, meaning "more traders than ever want to do business in Northern Ireland", Chris Heaton-Harris has said.Speaking on the main stage at the Tory conference, the Northern Ireland Secretary said: "Let me just give you one stat to demonstrate how the Windsor Framework is a major improvement on the protocol and how it will be noticed by the people of Northern Ireland itself."

More than 1,600 new businesses have signed up to the UK internal market scheme, meaning "more traders than ever want to do business in Northern Ireland", Chris Heaton-Harris has said.Speaking on the main stage at the Tory conference, the Northern Ireland Secretary said: "Let me just give you one stat to demonstrate how the Windsor Framework is a major improvement on the protocol and how it will be noticed by the people of Northern Ireland itself."