EU rejects UK’s demand to scrap Northern Ireland protocol

Brussels repeats warning that renegotiation will mean more instability and insists Brexit protocol is only solution we have'

European Union leaders have stressed they are not seeking a political victory" over the UK as they pushed back sharply against demands that the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol be scrapped.

After a two-day trip to Northern Ireland, the European Commission vice-president, Maro efovi, repeated his warning that a renegotiation would merely lead to more instability for businesses and communities.