G7 Summit: Boris Johnson meets EU leaders in trade dispute with Northern Irish sausage | Politics News

Boris Johnson met with EU leaders in Cornwall amid the continuing row over post-Brexit deals for Northern Ireland.

Ahead of the second day of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay, the Prime Minister held bilateral talks with French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Mr Johnson also met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel.

Tensions over the Northern Ireland protocol – which raised the prospect of a trade dispute between the UK and the EU – threatened to overshadow the G7 leaders’ rally in Cornwall.

And a source told Reuters that at this morning’s meeting Mr Macron told Mr Johnson he “needs a reset
of the Franco-British relationship “.

“This can happen as long as he keeps his word with the Europeans,” the source added.

Before arriving in Cornwall, Mr Macron had warned that “nothing was negotiable” on the Northern Ireland Protocol – the part of the Brexit deal that prevents a hard border on the island of Ireland.

Ahead of Saturday’s meetings, Downing Street again refused to rule out the UK taking unilateral action to protect the export of chilled meat – including sausages and chicken nuggets – from Britain to the ‘North Ireland.

It was recently suggested that Mr Johnson could delay imposing post-Brexit controls on chilled meats until a current ‘grace period’ expires at the end of this month, a prospect that has led to the EU to warn of a possible trade war.

Number 10 said he would “keep all options on the table” but that the immediate goal was to “find radical and urgent solutions” under the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Mr. Johnson’s …