Removing Northern Ireland Protocol will be my top priority, says incoming DUP leader

Edwin Poots will be the new leader of the DUP (Brian Lawless/PA)

The incoming DUP leader has said getting rid of the Northern Ireland Protocol will be his top priority in the coming months.

Edwin Poots said he is planning a showdown with Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Taoiseach Micheál Martin within his first 90 days in office to try and resolve the post-Brexit trade arrangements.