The TelegraphThe import of European mineral water and several food products into Britain could be restricted under retaliatory measures being considered by ministers over Brussels' refusal to end its blockade on UK shellfish. In a warning shot to Brussels, a Government source said: “There is thought being given to where we can leverage in other areas. It is understood that officials are focussing on products which are already readily available in the UK, so as not to disadvantage British consumers. Whitehall insiders have claimed his appointment is partly a signal of intent from the Prime Minister, who is said to want to take a “punchier” response to the EU and its “overly-bureaucratic” approach to the Northern Ireland protocol. Writing for the Irish Times, the former Ulster Unionist Party leader warned that the “unintended but unquestionably escalating tensions” created by it “represent a real and present danger to the lives of people living in Northern Ireland”.

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