British foreign minister James Cleverly and Northern Ireland minister Chris Heaton-Harris will speak to European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic on Monday, part of "intensive" talks to try find agreement on post-Brexit trade rules with Northern Ireland.
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told reporters the talks were part of engagement with Brussels on the so-called Northern Ireland protocol, a process which also involved regular contact with parties in Northern Ireland.
