Comply with Northern Ireland protocol before expecting changes, EU tells UK

Letter to Michael Gove says British must meet Brexit deal obligations before ‘flexibility’ can be consideredThe European commission has ruled out major changes to the Brexit deal’s Northern Ireland protocol, saying it would not even consider any flexibility unless the UK first meets its obligations under the pact in full.Hours before a major meeting in London on Thursday to resolve problems in the region, the commission’s vice-president, Maroš Šefčovi&#