The European Union blamed Liz Truss of failure to engage in negotiation over in future of Brexit deal in Northern Ireland.
Foreign secretary told Maros Shefkovic, the bloc’s negotiator, that Britain had no choice but to unilaterally withdraw units of Northern Ireland protocol because Brussels actually ruled out further concessions.
Sefkovic said that Truss failed to accommodate the EU during today’s negotiations and “failed to take the opportunity to fully explore the flexibilities presented by the commission”.
“There was no engagement at all on these questions for Great Britain,” he said at the meeting. of Parliamentarians of the EU and the UK. “Unilateral actions, actually disappointing protocol is not a solution or way forward”.
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