Cleverly and Sefcovic set for face-to-face talks on NI Protocol dispute

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The UK Foreign Secretary is set for face-to-face talks with a senior EU diplomat as London and Brussels look to intensify efforts to resolve the logjam over post-Brexit trade.

James Cleverly will hold talks with European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic in Brussels on Thursday about the impasse over the contentious Northern Ireland Protocol.