Minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland's ports

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : The EU's rules on customs and regulation of agri-food products will continue to apply to goods arriving in NI.
54% : This allows goods to flow to and from NI to the ROI and the rest of the EU as they did while the UK was a member of the EU, without customs checks, tariffs or new paperwork.
53% : During Brexit negotiations the EU and UK agreed a Northern Ireland Protocol that there would be no new checks on goods crossing the border between NI and the Republic of Ireland (ROI).
51% : The episode is playing out as the UK and EU continue negotiations aimed at reducing the number of checks required by the protocol.
47% : The protocol aims to:Avoid a hard border between NI and the ROI Make sure of the integrity of the EU's single market for goods Facilitate unfettered access for NI goods to the GB market, and the inclusion of NI goods in free trade agreements between the UK and third countries
44% : The UK and EU remain locked in talks as they try to agree solutions to smooth the operation of the protocol but a breakthrough remains elusive.
27% : Boris Johnson last week accused the European Union of implementing the post-Brexit border rules in Northern Ireland in an 'insane' way.
26% : Boris Johnson today accused the European Union of implementing post-Brexit border rules in Northern Ireland in an 'insane' way in Parliament last week

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