First vote in Stormont on introducing EU law a ‘significant moment’

The first vote on extending a new EU law to Northern Ireland was taking place at the Stormont Assembly (Liam McBurney/PA)

A first vote in the Stormont Assembly on the extension of a new EU law to Northern Ireland is a “significant moment”, MLAs have been told.

The DUP’s Jonathan Buckley said his party would be voting against a law which he insisted would create a “new regulatory border within the United Kingdom”.