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The EU's Brexit chief today accused the UK of dragging its feet during crunch talks on the Northern Ireland border row.
Maros Sefcovic, the vice president of the European Commission, said he sometimes feels like 'the only one who is pushing for urgent solutions' during discussions with Lord Frost.
He urged the Brexit Minister and the UK negotiating team to 'double their efforts' to help secure a breakthrough.
The comments risk souring the atmosphere around the talks after signs last week that progress was finally being made and relations were starting to thaw.
Maros Sefcovic, the vice president of the European Commission, said he sometimes feels like 'the only one who is pushing for urgent solutions' during discussions with Lord Frost
Lord Frost and Mr Sefcovic met for talks in Brussels on Friday and the former said afterwards that there is now 'the potential to generate some momentum' in the discussions
The UK and the EU remain locked in talks on how to improve the Northern Ireland Protocol.
The protocol, agreed as part of the original Brexit deal, requires checks on goods to be carried out at ports in order to avoid the return of a land border with the Republic.
But it has caused disruption to trade and angered unionists who have demanded the rules be scrapped, arguing they create a barrier between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
