Unionist politicians have responded with annoyance and dismay after a junior Sinn Féin Minister told a Stormont committee that there will be new physical border posts at Northern Ireland ports. Ulster Unionist Party leader Steve Aiken said an “Irish Sea border” was “now a certainty”. “For all the big talk and bluster, Northern Ireland will now have to deal with border control posts at our ports and airports. The SDLP Brexit spokeswoman Claire Hanna said that checks at Northern Ireland ports should come as no surprise as it was clear for a long time that this must happen. Ms Hanna said the proposals gave “a little bit of comfort” that if there were checks at Northern Ireland ports that North-South trade could happen seamlessly.

Source: The Irish Times May 14, 2020 20:26 UTC