No 10: ‘Lots of work’ still needed to resolve Northern Ireland Protocol row

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said ‘talks are ongoing on potential solutions including on goods’ (PA)

There are still “significant gaps” between the UK and European Union over Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements, Downing Street said as it played down speculation about a breakthrough.

Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said there was “lots of work to do” in all areas of the talks around the Northern Ireland Protocol.