Pick Up The Pace To Sort Border Deal, Liz Tells EU

LIZ Truss has thrown down the gauntlet to the EU to “pick up the pace” to resolve the Brexit dispute over customs checks in Northern Ireland.

- Martyn Brown

The Foreign Secretary also insisted the UK’s position on the Northern Ireland Protocol has “not changed” following the departure of Lord Frost as Brexit Minister.

Her remarks came after her first call with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic since taking over responsibility for the UK’s future relationship with the EU.

The protocol was agreed as a way to maintain a free-flowing land border on the island of Ireland after Brexit. But businesses have been hit by the changes.

London and Brussels are trying to reach a new agreement that would reduce customs paperwork and the number of checks and inspections required on goods.