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# The Protocol Row

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# The Protocol Row
An extract from our Brexit newsletter: The Protocol will be a pawn in the North's May election
The intricacies of Northern Ireland politics has add another layer of confusion for post Brexit trade.
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Feb 4th 2022, 6:12 PM
# The Protocol Row
Explainer: What has led Edwin Poots to halt Brexit agri-checks at Northern Ireland ports?
Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue the Protocol checks – but local politics is also at play.
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Feb 2nd 2022, 10:30 PM
# The Protocol Row
Protocol dispute: NI minister Edwin Poots orders Irish Sea border agri-checks to end at midnight
Edwin Poots said he has received legal advice that he can order checks to be stopped in absence of the Executive’s support.
Edwin Poots has argued that he has received legal advice in favour of him suspending checks unilaterally.
Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said the move, if carried out, would be a “breach of international law”.
It is yet unclear whether the senior civil servant in Poots' department can legally comply with the order.
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