Louise Haigh MP, Labour’s Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary, commenting on reports that the Government has accepted checks at NI ports as part of implementing the protocol, said:

“The Prime Minister made promises to people and businesses in Northern Ireland that he couldn’t keep, and this is the reality of the deal he signed up to back in October.

“Instead of slogans what businesses in Northern Ireland need now from the Government, above all else, is detail on what these new procedures will mean for them. There are just 33 weeks until the new arrangements comes into force, and businesses are still in the dark.”