EU suggests Northern Ireland checks could be cut to ‘a couple lorries a day’

On Wednesday, Liz Truss said her preference is for a negotiated solution to the dispute

EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic. Picture: Hollie Adams/PA

A potential offer from the EU to break the impasse over the Northern Protocol has been tentatively welcomed within Irish circles.

EU chief Brexit negotiator Maros Sefcovic told today's Financial Times that he would propose a system whereby Britain gives customs data to the EU in real-time in exchange for physical checks being limited to a handful of vehicles entering Ireland a day.