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Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove and EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic have pledged their commitment to “proper implementation” of the protocol in Northern Ireland following a “frank” talks in London.
The officials are expected to hold a virtual meeting with Northern Irish business leaders next week in a bid to find “workable solutions” to Brexit disruption. However, DUP leader Arlene Foster has said Northern Ireland must be “freed” from the protocol and have unfettered trade.
It comes as the EU has suggested that the Brexit trade deal - an agreement hailed as “fantastic” by Boris Johnson - will cost the UK economy £45 billion over two years.
