EU is damaging peace process with Northern Ireland Protocol, says Poots

DUP Environment Minister Edwin Poots has said the Northern Ireland Protocol is damaging the peace process (Mark Marlow/PA)

The European Union is “damaging the peace process” in Northern Ireland through its actions following Brexit, the region’s environment minister has said.

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots answered questions at Stormont about the Northern Ireland Protocol and his party’s decision to withdraw from north/south political bodies.