LONDON — The U.K. is keeping its threat to suspend parts of the post-Brexit Northern Ireland protocol despite this week’s change of Brexit ministers.
- Cristina Gallardo and Shawn Pogatchnik
- Politico
British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday held her first phone call with European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič since taking over from David Frost, who quit the government over the weekend with a swipe at Boris Johnson’s government.
In a statement after the call, Truss said the U.K. wants a “constructive relationship” with the EU — “underpinned by trade” and common values such as democracy and freedom.
But she warned…