DUP leader Edwin Poots has accused the EU for using Northern Ireland as a “plaything” over Brexit. Mr Poots said although the European Commission over the years “put their heart and soul into winning peace in Northern Ireland”, they currently “don’t seem to care for the peace process . As a consequence, Northern Ireland is being used as a plaything for the European Union,” the new DUP leader said. Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said the British and Irish governments and most people in Northern Ireland believed if there had to be checkpoints “the best place to have them is at one or two ports and airports, rather than multiple locations either within Northern Ireland, or along the six county Border”. The Government is “willing to explore any suggestions that people have that minimise the checks, minimise the disruption to trade between Britain and Northern Ireland”.

Source: The Irish Times May 30, 2021 09:33 UTC