Edwin Poots’ EU comments lack ‘adherence to reality’, says ambassador

DUP leader Edwin Poots has called for the Northern Ireland Protocol to be suspended. Picture: Brian Lawless/PA

DUP leader Edwin Poots’ allegations that the European Union is causing harm to Northern Ireland in the wake of Brexit lacks “adherence to reality”, according to the EU’s ambassador to the UK.

Joao Vale de Almeida on Tuesday dismissed Mr Poots’ claims that the arrangements are having a “devastating impact” and are causing “demonstrable harm to every individual in Northern Ireland”.