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image captionMid and East Antrim Council withdrew workers from Larne Port
Three leading trade unions have distanced themselves from a council s account of alleged threats to workers conducting Brexit checks at Larne Port.
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council was told by its mayor that unions had raised concerns about suspicious activity , including apparent attempts to record staff car registrations.
However, Nipsa, Unite and GMB said they made no such claim.
The council withdrew workers from Larne port over security concerns.
The trade unions have now written to the council asking for the disputed comments to be withdrawn, Belfast Live has reported.
Northern Ireland crackdown on special advisers set to become law
Executive Office spad numbers will be cut to six, salaries capped at £90k and advisers subject to the same disciplinary rules as civil servants
PA
03 Feb 2021
Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly have given their backing to new restrictions on special advisers at Stormont which will set a limit on numbers and the imposition of new disciplinary processes and procedures.
The measures are contained in a private member’s bill proposed by Traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister, which passed its final stage in the assembly yesterday and is due to receive royal assent in the coming weeks.