UK Brexit minister sets December deadline for reaching protocol agreement with EU

Speaking this afternoon, Mr Frost was adamant that the UK would not be willing to concede on allowing a role for European judges in any overhaul of the current terms

UK Brexit minister, David Frost. File Picture: PA

A December deadline has been set for the UK and the European Union to find a solution on the Northern Ireland Protocol, according to UK Brexit minister David Frost.

Mr Frost said both sides wanted the dispute over the post-Brexit terms “settled one way or the other” before the winter as he admitted there were still “significant” gaps between them on reaching an agreement.