Brokenshire says progress on Irish border vital to Brexit talks
NI Secretary of State says Britain ‘determined to press on’ despite lack of breakthrough
Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire. File Photograph: Mark Marlow/PA Wire
Making progress on the Irish border is essential in moving Brexit negotiations to the next phase, NI Secretary of State James Brokenshire has said.
In a speech to a Brussels thinktank, Mr Brokenshire appeared to acknowledge that there remains some way to go before the UK crosses the “sufficient progress” line in the Irish strand of the Brexit talks.