Brandon Lewis acting like ’emperor with no clothes’ on NI protocol – DUP

Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis (Kirsty O’Connor/PA)

Brandon Lewis is acting like the emperor with no clothes by claiming Brexit is not impacting upon Irish Sea trade, a DUP minister has said.

Agriculture minister Edwin Poots was reacting after the Northern Ireland Secretary suggested depleted shelves witnessed in the region’s supermarkets was down to Covid disruption, and not the new trading arrangements.