Britain’s Brexit minister says post-Brexit relations between the U.K. and the European Union are likely to be 'bumpy' for some time.
Britain’s Brexit minister predicted Monday that relations between the U.K. and the European Union would continue to be “bumpy” amid tensions over post-Brexit trading arrangements.“I think it will be a bit bumpy for a time, but there is a lot of business to be done,” he told the House of Commons European Scrutiny Committee.
But the new arrangements have angered Northern Ireland’s British unionists, who say they weaken ties with the rest of the U.K. and impose a heavy burden on businesses. Frost said there was “a degree of unsettledness” in Northern Ireland about the arrangements, and urged the EU to show “pragmatism.” Frost said the U.K. and the EU needed to make progress before the summer, traditionally a time of heightened tension in Northern Ireland, when Protestant groups hold large marches.