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Status of Brexit checks at NI ports unclear after Minister Edwin Poots orders them to halt

There has been no confirmation from Stormont officials whether they intend to comply with the order

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan expected to quit in protocol protest

It comes after his party the DUP ordered a halt to Brexit checks at ports.

The Independent UK

Confusion over agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots said he had ordered his permanent secretary to halt checks at midnight on Wednesday, a move branded a “stunt” by Sinn Fein.

The Independent UK

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UK Government will not intervene in DUP order to halt Brexit checks

DUP minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, has ordered them to stop at midnight.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots orders halt to Brexit protocol checks at Northern Ireland's border ports

Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill branded the move a stunt.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Protocol is the law and must be adhered to, says Sinn Fein

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

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland minister orders halt to agri-food checks at nation’s ports

Stormont agriculture minister Edwin Poots has issued an order to halt Brexit checks on food and farming products at Northern Ireland’s ports from midnight.

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Key questions over move to halt Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Edwin Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue with agri-food checks on goods arriving at local ports from Great Britain.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland minister orders halt to border checks in fresh Brexit chaos

DUP minister Edwin Poots ordered officials to stop checks at Northern Ireland's ports - which are required under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

Daily Mirror

Port checks in Northern Ireland to be halted from midnight in new clash over Brexit deal

Opponents attack ‘stunt’ that will breach the Northern Ireland protocol

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

DUP MLA Robin Newton 'deselected' as Assembly election candidate for East Belfast

The planned changes emerge amid growing tensions over Edwin Poots failing to secure the party's nomination for South Down

Belfast Live

MLAs back more ambitious green energy target as climate laws debate continues

An amendment to the climate change Bill setting a target of 80% electricity from renewable sources was passed.

The Independent UK

DUP minister awaits legal opinion before deciding to halt Brexit checks

Edwin Poots failed in a bid to secure wider Executive approval for continuing the checks – a move the other Stormont parties dismissed as a stunt.

The Independent UK

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Agriculture Minister to push for farming exemption from net-zero target

The 2050 target was voted through by Assembly members on Tuesday evening during a lengthy debate on a new climate change Bill.

The Independent UK

Poots insists he ‘hasn’t gone away’ after South Down selection blow

On Friday night, party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for South Down, ahead of Edwin Poots.

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots' Northern Ireland Climate Bill set at net-zero despite his objections

"The majority of MLAs have made it clear that Northern Ireland will no longer be the only region in these islands without a net-zero emissions target"

The Independent UK

Stormont votes to set target of net-zero emissions by 2050 in Climate Bill

An amendment by the Green Party NI was passed by a vote of 50 to 38 on Tuesday.

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The Independent UK

‘Degree of absurdity’ in two rival climate change bills at Stormont – Aiken

Two bills, proposed by Stormont Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Green Party MLA Clare Bailey, are being considered by MLAs.

The Independent UK

Bid to toughen Stormont climate change Bill suffers setback

MLAs are debating a Bill brought forward by Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots which has been criticised as not tough enough.

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots 'to challenge DUP decision not to select him as South Down candidate'

MLA Jim Wells also said he would consider running against the DUP if the decision to choose Diane Forsythe is not overturned

The Independent UK

Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

The DUP veteran says he is confident the party executive will select Edwin Poots for South Down.

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots fails in to bid to become DUP Assembly candidate for South Down in latest blow

The former First Minister and party leader had tried to secure a seat in a switch of constituencies

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Diane Forsythe will go forward as the DUP’s preferred candidate in South Down.

Belfast Live

Climate Bill: Edwin Poots in net-zero carbon U-turn

Some believe it's an attempt to split reduction goals for different greenhouse gases

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