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Brexit talks remain deadlocked amid row over Northern Ireland trade rules

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The controversial Northern Ireland Protocol in the Brexit divorce deal remains the only way to prevent the return of a hard border with the Republic, Brussels has claimed.

Late-night talks between EU Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic and Brexit Minister Lord Frost aimed at resolving differences over the Protocol broke up without an agreement.

In a statement, a UK Government spokesman said that while there had been "some positive momentum", a number of "difficult issues" remain to be resolved.

Both sides agreed there should be further "intensified contacts" in the coming weeks. An EU Commission statement said: "The vice-president reiterated the EU's commitment to the protocol, which is the only way to protect the Good Friday

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