Potatoes and tractors banned from Northern Ireland if they have British soil on them, says Arlene Foster The Leader of the DUP tells Chopper's Politics podcast why the post-Brexit regulation is 'offensive' 3 February 2021 • 6:00am
UK customs officials are banning potatoes and tractors from Northern Ireland if they have soil from Great Britain on them, Arlene Foster has said ahead of a key meeting with Boris Johnson today. Ms Foster, the Northern Ireland First Minister and leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, blamed British customs officials for over-interpreting rules in the Northern Ireland Protocol which governs flows of goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.