Empty shelves in the North ‘nothing to do with Brexit’, says NI Secretary

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said the country’s empty shelves have nothing to do with Brexit (Liam McBurney/PA)

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis has said the country’s empty shelves have nothing to do with Brexit.

He blamed the pre-Christmas shutdown at the Port of Dover over the highly infectious strain of Covid-19 for temporary interruptions in the flow of goods across the Irish Sea.