Little sign of compromise over the Northern Ireland protocol
Hopes of an early deal are likely to be dashed
AT LEAST THE mood music has improved. The meeting on January 24th in Brussels between Liz Truss, the foreign secretary, and Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission’s vice-president, was described as “constructive”, not a word often heard before Ms Truss took over as Brexit negotiator from Lord Frost in December. The two sides have said they would like to settle the long dispute over the Northern Ireland protocol by the end of February, well ahead of elections to the province’s assembly in May. Yet this timetable looks increasingly implausible.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “No surrender”
Britain January 29th 2022
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- The Bank of England is determined to prevent a wage-price spiral
- Little sign of compromise over the Northern Ireland protocol
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- Brexit and covid-19 have produced a bigger civil service
- Britain’s newly listed tech firms are taking a beating
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- Boris Johnson is making boring politics look attractive
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