FILE PHOTO: A Union flag hangs on railings near a mural reading “prepared for peace, ready for war” is seen on the side of a building in the Mount Vernon area of Belfast, Northern Ireland June 21, 2022. Picture taken June 21, 2022. Under the Post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol, continued access to the European Union’s single market at the expense of the rest of the United Kingdom is proving beneficial for the region’s exporters in tougher economic times. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne