Stormont minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.

Paperwork being checked by staff at the NI Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Daera) Northern Ireland point of entry 

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports.

DUP minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, said he had ordered his permanent secretary to stop them at midnight on Wednesday night.