Rules will continue to serve as a means of maintaining an invisible Border on the island for further four years
Stormont votes to retain some EU trade laws post- Brexit for Northern IrelandFraud, errors and overpayments in North’s central government accounts remain a concernDUP
Matthew O’Toole, leader of the SDLP in Stormont, said the protocol was imperfect but urged members to look forward. “There needs to be a focused effort on improving things,” he added. The DUP’s Jonathan Buckley called the vote “an illusion of democracy”, with London the ultimate arbiter of what laws prevail under the trading arrangements.
Bans on the import of seed potatoes and 11 native British trees were also lifted, as were EU rules on moving pets from Northern Ireland to Britain.
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