Northern Ireland economy ‘would be destroyed if another lockdown ordered’

Northern Ireland’s “perilous” economy would be destroyed by another lock down, a senior Democratic Unionist Executive minister said (Justin Kernoghan/PA)

Northern Ireland’s economy is in a “perilous situation” and would be destroyed by another lockdown, a senior Democratic Unionist Executive minister has said.

It would wipe out the beginnings of recovery from the pandemic for many firms and cost jobs, economy minister Diane Dodds added.