The UK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the Northern Ireland Protocol has “got to” be fixed as the post-Brexit deadlock continues between the UK and the European Union.
Johnson’s comment came after the months-long talks on the protocol resumed on Thursday between British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic.
During a phone call, Truss gave a fresh warning of acting unilaterally unless the EU shows “requisite flexibility” on the protocol, according to the British Foreign Office.
But Sefcovic said it was “simply not acceptable” for the UK to threaten to unilaterally suspend parts of the protocol.
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