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The sausage war ceasefire is a good sign for UK-EU relations

30 June 2021

8:55 PM

30 June 2021

8:55 PM

The sausage dispute between the UK and the EU may sound like something out of Yes Minister but it is the canary in the coal mine of UK-EU relations.

In a sign of some progress, Maroš Šefčovič, the Commission vice-president, will announce this afternoon that the EU will agree to a UK request to extend the grace period for sausages and other chilled meats going from Great Britain to Northern Ireland for another three months.

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