EU sources emphatically denied a report that the possibility of checks between Ireland and the rest of the EU had been privately discussed if Britain persisted in not implementing the checks needed to protect the Single Market. “EU leaders are quite simple: they will not allow the former coloniser to force Ireland out of the internal market,” an EU diplomat said. Our people see the obvious benefits of being in the EU, and in particular the EU Single Market. DiscussionsThe report from Politico emerged as EU and UK officials met in London for talks amid an impasse over the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Frost said there had been “no breakthroughs” with the EU on the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, including over sausages and chilled meats, after discussions.

Source: The Irish Times June 09, 2021 10:10 UTC