British nationals living in EU countries are not allowed to vote or run in municipal elections as an "automatic consequence" of Brexit, the bloc's top court said. A Briton residing in France since the 1980s had appealed.
Northern Ireland s Brexit balancing act
Cross-party condemnation
Politicians from all parties in Northern Ireland s power-sharing government slammed the apparent intimidation campaign.
In a joint statement, they said: the Executive is united in condemning any threats made against workers and staff going about their duties at Belfast and Larne ports. There is no place in society for intimidation and threats against anyone going to their place of work, they said.
A spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said: The safety of staff at our ports . is our top priority and we are working closely with the PSNI (Northern Irish police service) to better understand the situation.