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EU's chief Brexit negotiator suggests NI checks could be cut to ‘a couple lorries a day’
Meanwhile, Sinn Fein leaders skip Britain's King Charles ceremony to attend protest against Westminster's Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
File photo dated 12/11/2021 of EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic who said Boris Johnson's actions to unilaterally override elements of the Brexit deal are "illegal" as he announced a fresh round of legal action by Brussels against the UK. Issue date: Wednesday June 15, 2022.

THE EU’s chief Brexit negotiator suggested today that physical checks on goods travelling across the Irish Sea could be cut to a “couple of lorries a day.”

Maros Sefcovic said that the bloc stands ready to work in a “open and constructive” way with the British government following a statement from its new Prime Minister Liz Truss on the prospect of a negotiated settlement on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

It comes as Britain and EU have been embroiled in a row over proposals to over-ride parts of the post-Brexit treaty as it seeks to reduce trade barriers with the region.

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