Northern Ireland Protocol: EU’s Sefcovic to travel to London to discuss post-Brexit trade issues

Lorries in the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs site in Duncrue Street, near Belfast port (Brian Lawless/PA)

The European Commission vice president is set to travel to London next week to discuss the trade issues that have emerged between Britain and Northern Ireland post-Brexit.

Maros Sefcovic and UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove held a half-hour virtual meeting with Northern Ireland’s First Minister Arlene Foster and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill on Wednesday evening.