Britain warns of 'cold mistrust' if EU does not move on Northern Ireland trade

FILE PHOTO: Loyalists protest against the Northern Ireland Brexit protocol at Belfast Harbour Estate, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, July 3, 2021. REUTERS/Jason Cairnduff

LONDON (Reuters) - The stand-off between Britain and the European Union over post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland threatens to create "cold mistrust" in the broader relationship between London and the bloc, Britain's Brexit minister said on Saturday.

David Frost said Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government did not want to sweep away the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, but did need to see "substantial and significant change".