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''They care about the notion of the UK including Northern Ireland''

The EU is to formally announce a three-month extension of the grace period for chilled meats ente...

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17.12 30 Jun 2021


''They care about the notion of the UK including Northern Ireland''


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17.12 30 Jun 2021


The EU is to formally announce a three-month extension of the grace period for chilled meats entering Northern Ireland from Britain.

Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, such meats, including sausages and mince, are due to be banned if entering from the UK.

An initial six-month grace period delaying the ban, agreed by both sides last December, is due to expire at midnight tonight.

Is this a test of whether the Northern Ireland protocol can actually work going forward?

Adam Boulton is Editor at Large at Sky News, and he joined Anton Savage to discuss...

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