‘Big gaps’ remain between UK and EU in protocol negotiations – Cleverly

The British foreign secretary told MPs that he and European Commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič have seen “third party reporting” referring to them being “about to kiss and sign”.

British foreign secretary James Cleverly said there remain ‘big gaps’ between the UK and the European Union in the negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol (Aaron Chown/PA)

There remain “big gaps” between the UK and the European Union in the negotiations over the Northern Ireland Protocol, British foreign secretary James Cleverly has said.

While there are reports of the negotiations going well, Mr Cleverly stressed that he wants to “manage expectations”.