Lord Frost: EU must agree ‘significant change’ on European judges in Northern Ireland

Lord Frost: EU must agree ‘significant change’ on European judges in Northern Ireland

The EU must agree to “significant change” of the European Court of Justice’s role in Northern Ireland, Lord Frost has said, ahead of the talks over a revised Brexit agreement . In a bid to break the deadlock over the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol, the Brexit minister has travelled to Brussels for discussions with Maros Sefcovic, the European Commission vice-president, to kickstart a period of intensive negotiations in the coming weeks. The EU has tabled proposals to dramatically cut the number of customs checks on trade between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland under the protocol, which ties the province to EU rules to avoid a hard border, but they ignored British demands to scrap the powers of European judges in policing the measures. In a warning shot to his European counterpart ahead of the talks, Lord Frost said the compromise is ultimately unacceptable and the UK will require a concession on the role of the ECJ before a deal can be struck. “They will need to if we are to find a solution, there needs to be significant change if we are to get an agreed solution,” he said. 'Long way to go' However, ministers have given the