‘Don’t look back in anger’: German minister quotes Oasis on Brexit row

Foreign secretary James Cleverly says protocol talks moving ‘pretty fast’ after meeting German counterpart

Foreign secretary James Cleverly and German foreign minister Annalena Baerbock (PA)

Germany’s foreign minister quoted Oasis as she expressed optimism that the UK and EU could move on from its post-Brexit row over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Annalena Baerbock said Northern Ireland’s trade arrangements remained the “Achilles heel” to relations between Britain and the bloc – but said she hope a “responsible and pragmatic” compromise could soon be reached.

“While we cannot turn back the clock, we can decide to step forward into a good common future,” the minister said after meeting foreign secretary James Cleverly in London.