Problems since its inception. it creates a trade border in the irish sea, by keeping northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu customs rules at the ports, to prevent a hardening of the land border. and unionists view it as a threat to their place in the united kingdom. that fear was blamed for trouble on the streets at easter. the uk has delayed introducing some food checks until october, a move the eu has gone to court over. technical talks continue. the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged. i don t want to use a threat of violence in terms of this. 0ur arguments are very clear, they re very coherent. this is the european union seeking to punish the united kingdom, and, as a consequence, northern ireland is being used as a plaything for the european union. i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody s plaything. the eu commission vice president rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to
Elements with us. thanks very much. the newly elected leader of the democratic unionist party has accused the eu of playing fast and loose with the peace process in northern ireland. edwin poots said checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain were having a devastating impact and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion that it no longer cares about the peace process. from belfast, louise cullen reports. the northern ireland protocol has caused political and practical problems since its inception. it creates a trade border in the irish sea, by keeping northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu customs rules at the ports, to prevent a hardening of the land border. and unionists view it as a threat to their place in the united kingdom. that fear was blamed for trouble on the streets at easter. the uk has delayed introducing some food checks until october, a move the eu has gone to court over. tec
Tell you that borisjohnson is the first sitting prime minister to get married since 1822. he and carrie got engaged in february last year, their son was born a few months after that, there was no publicity for this at all and they will have a celebration for friends and family next summer. the newly elected leader of the democratic unionist party has accused the eu of playing fast and loose with the peace process in northern ireland. edwin poots said checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain were having a devastating impact and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion that it no longer cares about the peace process. from belfast, louise cullen reports. the northern ireland protocol has caused political and practical problems since its inception. it creates a trade border in the irish sea, by keeping northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu
Northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu customs rules at the ports, to prevent a hardening of the land border. and unionists view it as a threat to their place in the united kingdom. that fear was blamed for trouble on the streets at easter. the uk has delayed introducing some food checks until october, a move the eu has gone to court over. technical talks continue. the new dup leader edwin poots claimed the northern ireland peace process was being damaged. i don t want to use a threat of violence in terms of this. 0ur arguments are very clear, they re very coherent. this is the european union seeking to punish the united kingdom, and, as a consequence, northern ireland is being used as a plaything for the european union. i can assure you, northern ireland should be nobody s plaything. the eu commission vice president rejected that. i think we are working absolutely flat out to make sure that the protocol operates as smoothly as possible. i think we have also t
The newly elected leader of the democratic unionist party has accused the european union of playing fast and loose with the peace process in northern ireland. edwin poots said checks on goods entering northern ireland from great britain were having a devastating impact , and leading to violence on the streets. the european commission says it rejects any suggestion that it no longer cares about the peace process. from belfast, louise cullen reports. the northern ireland protocol has caused political and practical problems since its inception. it creates a trade border in the irish sea, by keeping northern ireland in the eu single market for goods, enforcing eu customs rules at the ports, to prevent a hardening of the land border. and unionists view it as a threat to their place in the united kingdom. that fear was blamed for trouble on the streets at easter. the uk has delayed introducing some food checks until october, a move the eu has gone to court over. technical talks continue.