LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Thursday he was pleased with the progress the government was making on resolving problems created by the Northern Ireland protocol, the post-Brexit trading rules governing the region. “We all recognise that the protocol is having a real impact on the ground,” Sunak told reporters at the British-Irish Council summit in northwest England. “I discussed this with the (Irish prime minister), we had a very positive meeting, and what I want to do is find a negotiated solution, preferably,” he said. “And I’m pleased with the progress that w…