Sausage wars edging close to climax as EU and UK prepare to bash out deal
A last-minute deal is expected today to resolve the ‘sausage wars’ conflict between the UK and the EU.
The two sides have been locked in an trade dispute over the shipment of chilled meats from Britain to Northern Ireland.
Transporting chilled meats from third countries into the single market is banned – a rule which will cover the rest of the UK from Thursday unless a lasting solution is found at the eleventh hour.
But it emerged this morning that the UK and EU are today expected to announce