Most checks on British goods in Northern Ireland could be scrapped

Maros Sefcovic, EU Commission vice-president, unveiled proposals on Wednesday (Pictures: Reuters/Getty)The EU has proposed scrapping 80% of checks on food entering Northern Ireland and 50% of checks on manufactured goods.It hopes the removal of red tape could open up the ‘home stretch’ to solving the bitter row over the Northern Ireland protocol.But it appears far from certain that the government will be satisfied, with Brexit minister Lord Frost having demanded the entire protocol i