EU officials allowed at NI border checks but UK vetoes ‘mini’ Brussels embassy

Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove made the announcement in the House of Commons (House of Commons/PA)

There will be no European Union embassy in Northern Ireland but Brussels officials will be permitted at border checks in the region once the transition period ends, a British senior minister has confirmed.

Michael Gove told MPs that the agreement at the UK-EU joint committee this week over the Northern Ireland Protocol would allow “unfettered access” for businesses to access the market in Great Britain.