UK and EU expected to sign truce to avoid ‘sausage war’ trade dispute

The prohibition on chilled meats is one element of Brexit’s contentious Northern Ireland Protocol (Liam McBurney/PA)

Sausages and other chilled meats will continue being shipped from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, with the UK and European Union expected to agree an extension to the current arrangements.

A grace period allowing chilled meats to cross the Irish Sea is due to expire at the end of Wednesday but both sides expect it to be extended.