Rishi Sunak poised to defy DUP and announce Brexit deal

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [View online]( February 27, 2023 [Morning Headlines]( 1 / [Rishi Sunak poised to defy DUP and announce Brexit deal]( [Rishi Sunak]( is poised to announce his post-[Brexit]( deal with the [EU]( on Monday, with or without [DUP]( approval, after securing the support of leading Eurosceptics in the Conservative Party. The prime minister is set to hold face-to-face talks with European Commission president [Ursula von der Leyen]( in the UK at lunchtime before meeting his cabinet to sign off on an agreement to fix the [Northern Ireland protocol](. If the final text is agreed tomorrow, Mr Sunak is expected to hold a press conference with Ms Von der Leyen later afternoon before heading to the House of Commons to deliver a statement. The Independent understands that the prime minister will argue that the deal with Brussels will boost the Northern Irish economy and improve the lives of people in the country, as well as safeguarding its place in the union.   2 / [Boris in Biden row over ‘f*** the Americans!’ outburst]( Former PM in four-letter tirade against Sunak’s new Brexit deal 3 / [Baby among 59 dead after migrant ship crashes onto rocks]( The wooden sailing boat had set sail from Turkey several days ago with people from Afghanistan and several other countries on board 4 / [Ukrainians struggling to bring family to UK because of government rules]( Goverment schemes gave Ukrainians three-year visas rather than full refugee status 5 / [How many people will we kill today?’: Shocking reality facing NHS ambulance workers]( Exclusive: Better mental health support needed for ambulance workers who are forced to see patients die     The Big Question What is the hidden side of Jake Paul? “Are we doing video?” [Jake Paul]( asks, half-aiming the question at me and half-directing it towards his representative on the Zoom call. “Err, yeah?” I reply. “I don’t usually upload the video from these sorts of chats, but...” But it would seem strange to interview one of the biggest screen presences of the last decade and not have him appear, well, on screen, writes Alex Pattle. ‘Biggest’ replaces ‘most popular’ here, given the word ‘popular’ tends to imply widespread affection, and it’s fair to say that Paul is more well known than well liked. Controversies have arisen at intervals since the American emerged on Vine in 2013, three years before his two-season stint on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark. Paul, who turned 26 three weeks before our interview, has nevertheless only seen his profile grow in the decade since, with 20 million YouTube subscribers and 22m Instagram followers as of this month. Still, he does not identify as a YouTuber or influencer anymore; he’s a professional boxer. If his knockout win over former NBA star Nate Robinson in 2020 didn’t convince you, or his knockouts of MMA stars Tyron Woodley and Ben Askren in 2021, or his decision win over UFC legend Anderson Silva in October, then he hopes his fight with [Tommy Fury]( will. Well, kind of; he’d argue he doesn’t care what you think at all. [For the full story click here >](   Enjoying this newsletter? 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