on its threat to take action against the uk after talks about the implementation of post brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland ended without a breakthrough today. at the heart of the row is the brexit agreement s northern ireland protocol which allows for border checks on goods going into the province from the rest of the uk. ministers want an end to those checks, arguing they are leading to food shortages. the european commission s vice president, maros sefcovic, warned that the eu is ready to take what he called resolute action if the uk failed to meet its obligations. in the last hour borisjohnson insisted a deal was still doable. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young reports. a short, powerful slogan, a short, powerfulslogan, but getting brexit done is not as easy as it sounds. getting brexit done is not as easy as it scum- getting brexit done is not as easy as it sounds- as it sounds. after years of painstaking as it sounds. after years of painstaking negotiations