EU ambassador rejects claims of inflexibility on Northern Ireland Protocol

The EU’s ambassador to Britain has hit back at criticism from the UK, saying Brussels has turned its rules and regulations “upside down” to ensure the Northern Ireland Protocol can work (Giles Anderson/PA)

The EU’s ambassador to the UK has hit back at criticism from the UK, saying Brussels has turned its rules and regulations “upside down” to ensure the Northern Ireland Protocol can work.

Joao Vale de Almeida made his comments a day after a three-month “truce” was agreed in the post-Brexit “sausage war” which has blocked unfrozen British sausages and minced meat from being sent to Northern Ireland since December 31.