Brexit negotiator to demand end of role of European Court in Northern Ireland Protocol

The government has accused David Frost of creating a “red line” barrier to progress in resolving the dispute over post-Brexit trading arrangements.

David Frost has the European Court of Justice in sights in the latest phase of the Brexit saga. Picture: Peter Byrne/PA

Brexit minister David Frost is to set out Britain’s demands for changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol amid a stand-off with the EU over the role of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

In a speech to the diplomatic community in Lisbon on Tuesday, Mr Frost will warn the protocol cannot survive without fundamental reform to governance arrangements.