Chief negotiator for EU offers to reduce physical checks of goods at border

European Commissioner for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight Maros Sefcovic at a media conference at EU headquarters

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

Maros Sefcovic said the union stands ready to work in an “open and constructive” way with Britain following a statement from the new Prime Minister on the prospect of a negotiated settlement on the Northern Ireland Protocol.