N. Ireland Government on Brink of Collapse Amid Brexit Dispute
- First Minister may quit as agriculture chief halts port checks
- DUP’s move branded “cynical and contrived” by political rivals
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Northern Ireland’s government is on the brink of collapse amid an acrimonious row over the Brexit deal that threatens to poison relations between the U.K. and European Union.
On Wednesday night, Edwin Poots, Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and a member of the Democratic Unionist Party, ordered officials to halt checks on goods coming into the province’s ports as required under the Brexit agreement. The move sparked anger in Dublin and Brussels, where officials said the decision breaches international law.