Northern Ireland Protocol ‘undeliverable’, incoming DUP leader Edwin Poots says

New DUP leader Edwin Poots speaking to the PA news agency at the party’s offices in Stormont Parliament Buildings (Niall Carson/PA)

Incoming DUP leader Edwin Poots has claimed the Northern Ireland Protocol is “undeliverable” and indicated he may order officials to halt border checks if the issue is not resolved.

A new raft of checks on goods at the ports of Belfast and Larne under the terms of the protocol have sparked anger among unionists and loyalists who feel Northern Ireland is being separated from the rest of the UK.