Ulster

EU threatens to dig in over Ulster border checks row

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EU threatens to dig in over Ulster border checks row as official warns major changes to arrangements are impossible Brussels warned they are unwilling to ease checks on goods crossing Irish sea Maros Sefcovic will arrive in London to meet Michael Gove over border problems The Northern Ireland protocol is designed to avoid border on island … Read more

Ulster holds its breath as loyalists march and port staff are threatened over Irish border row

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Boris Johnson has threatened to suspend parts of the Brexit deal unless the EU agrees to ease checks on goods crossing between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. The Prime Minister vowed yesterday to do ‘everything we need to do’ to ensure trade is conducted as smoothly as possible across the Irish Sea … Read more

TONY HETHERINGTON: Bank rejects ‘non-UK’ ID from Ulster

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Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below.  T.T. writes: Before lockdown, we visited the Isle of Arran branch of the Bank of Scotland, as we … Read more