EU needs to show ‘a bit of respect’ to UK, Raab says as Brexit row deepens

“We have serially seen senior EU figures talk about Northern Ireland as if it was some kind of different country to the UK," said Mr Raab

U Kime Minister Boris Johnson greets French President Emmanuel Macron at the G7 summit. Picture: PA

The European Union (EU) has acted in an “offensive” way by repeatedly refusing to treat Northern Ireland as part of the UK, Dominic Raab has claimed.

The UK Foreign Secretary deepened the rift with Brussels over the trading arrangements which apply to Northern Ireland under the Brexit deal, accusing EU figures of showing a lack of respect to the UK.