EU and London are heading for a trade war

Brussels, London David Frost is Boris Johnson’s man for the rough. The brawny Brexit Minister is always sent forward when the British Prime Minister seeks a dispute with the EU. On Tuesday it was that time again.

Frost stepped in front of the cameras in the British embassy in Lisbon and acted combative. The Northern Ireland Protocol is causing “serious turmoil” in the province and needs to be renegotiated, he said. You need “significant changes”. The previous improvements made by the EU were not enough. Among other things, the role of the European Court of Justice in Northern Ireland must be curtailed.

That is why he submitted a new version of the protocol to the EU Commission. He hoped that this could form a basis for further discussions. There is only a short window of time to prevent a crisis, said Frost. The deadline in London is mid-November.