French EU Min-'We Must Show Certain Amount Of Flexibility On NI Protocol'

EU Commission VP Maros Sefcovic and French Europe Minister Clement Beaune speaking together at a presser in Brussels on latest interactions with the UK on Brexit issues. Joe Barnes at The Daily Telegraph tweets:

• "Clement Beaune [...] says he and his colleagues had a ‘very rapid discussion’ on EU-UK relations. Beaune said EU needs to be unified in its approach to the UK, especially in areas of fisheries, NI Protocol, Gibraltar and citizens rights. Maros Sefcovic repeats that UK and EU should be ‘laser focused’ on finding solution for the movement of British goods in and out of Northern Ireland to then begin rebuilding trust for cooperation in geopolitical areas, such as Russia."
• From Nick Gutteridge at The Sun: "‘Speaking after a meeting of Europe ministers at which EU-UK relations were discussed, France’s Clement Beaune says ‘we have to be prepared to show a certain amount of flexibility, particularly when it comes to the Protocol’ but adds the UK must fully implement the Brexit deals."