Briefings from David Frost to media were an attempt to derail the publication of ‘comprehensive’ new EU proposals on the protocol due this week, according to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

The EU says it will offer maximum flexibility on tweaking special trading arrangement for the North. But we have yet to see any reciprocal moves on London’s part

The British government’s call for a ‘standstill’ on the protocol lays bare the failings of Brexit and puts the EU back in the driving seat

British government says ‘significant change’ to the trade agreement is needed to avoid triggering Article 16

The row that has erupted in recent weeks isn’t confined to the status of the humble Cumberland sausage, but is indicative of core disagreements about the implementation of EU laws on food standards

The urge by Brussels and Dublin to respond to Britain‘s gunboat diplomacy in kind should be resisted

With the Tories’ new Brexit negotiator David Frost adopting what some see as a wrecking-ball aproach, European frustration with an increasingly intransigent UK is being shared by Dublin

The behaviour of David Frost in the EU talks has led to Britain again breaching its obligations, with severe implications for Northern Ireland

It looks doubtful whether the majority of the public will have the patience for another nine weeks of this Covid-19 confinement