LONDON, 14 June, 2021 (TON): British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called for "a bit of respect" from the European Union (EU) leaders for talking serially about the Northern Ireland.

The comment came as tensions arose between the two sides on post-Brexit trade.

Rab said, "We have serially seen senior EU figures talk ab out Northern Ireland as if it were somehow a different country from the UK."

According to the media, Raab claimed that the implementation of the Northern Ireland Protocol had been very lopsided and had real life effects on people in Northern Ireland.

Raab said, "What we cannot have is the continuing disruption of trade and effectively try to change the status of Northern Ireland, contrary to the consent and wishes of the people, which is not just contrary to the Northern Ireland Protocol but also to the Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement."

Officials from both sides met in London on Wednesday to hold talks on the Northern Ireland Protocol ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) Summit but produced no breakthroughs.