UK ‘seriously engaging’ in Northern Ireland Protocol talks, says Coveney

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney welcomed the return to talks (Brian Lawless/PA)

The UK Government is engaging “seriously” in efforts to resolve the impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Simon Coveney said that reports of protocol negotiations between the EU and UK restarting on Thursday are “positive news”, adding the “mood music has changed quite fundamentally”.