DUP’s Edwin Poots says he has ordered top civil servant to stop port checks, but not clear whether he will comply

Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at the region’s ports.

The DUP minister, Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland protocol checks, said he had ordered his permanent secretary to stop them at midnight on Wednesday.

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