The British government was about to ask the European Commission on Wednesday 3 February to extend the grace period for Northern Ireland. This will allow for more flexible health checks and other checks between this part of the island and the rest of the UK.
Minister Michael Gove wrote a letter to this effect on 2 February to Maroš Šefčovič, the Vice President for Interinstitutional Relations, with whom he was due to meet on Wednesday afternoon under the framework of the Joint...