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Northern Ireland border checks to be phased in from October as tensions with EU grow


By Harry Holmes2021-03-03T16:44:00+00:00
NI Secretary Brandon Lewis made the announcement on Wednesday
Northern Ireland border checks will be phased in from October under new government plans that have inflamed mounting tensions with the EU.
The UK and the EU agreed last year to a series of grace periods for agri-foods entering Northern Ireland, an agreement the UK has now opted unilaterally to adjust.
In a written statement on Wednesday, NI Secretary Brandon Lewis said the government was taking several “temporary” steps to avoid “disruptive cliff edges” by extending the current grace periods until “at least 1 October 2021”.
The move has stoked tensions with Brussels. EU Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic called it “a clear departure from the constructive approach,” and the “second time that the UK government is set to breach international law.” Irish Tanaiste Leo Varadkar said it was “not the way a respectable, honourable countr ....

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Covid-19: Business leaders react to NI plan to exit lockdown


Covid-19: Business leaders react to NI plan to exit lockdown
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The blueprint does not include a timetable, but there are five steps covering nine separate pathways, ranging from retail, hospitality, worship and sport and leisure.
Progression through the plan depends on key health criteria being met.
Colin Neill, chief executive of Hospitality Ulster
We welcome the activity undertaken by the executive so far in bringing forward this roadmap.
However, it has been some time in coming and disappointing to see that parts of hospitality have been earmarked to reopen after non-essential retail and with no mention of an additional support package. ....

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