Brexit minister says the arrangement is not operating as expected and Britain has the right to unilaterally deviate from parts of it
Britain's prime minister Boris Johnson. Picture: REUTERS/DAN KITWOOD
European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic was clear that the protocol could not be redrawn, saying Johnson and Frost had negotiated it. “Nevertheless ... we have concluded that is not the right moment to do so,” he said. “We see an opportunity to proceed differently, to find a new path to seek to agree with the EU through negotiations, a new balance in our arrangements covering Northern Ireland, to the benefit of all.”
Frost said Britain wanted a “normal treaty framework” that was “more conducive to the sense of genuine and equitable partnership”, and would not be policed by EU institutions and the European Court of Justice.
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