Irish Sea border checks to end at midnight
But Mr Poots believes the checks are unlawful and cannot continue without approval from the Stormont Executive.Mr Poots had sought executive support for the checks continuing, ahead of a legal challenge by loyalist blogger Jamie Bryson.
Mr Poots said that meant he was able to direct the checks to cease, and he had issued a formal instruction to his department's permanent secretary to halt all checks not in place on 31 December 2020 as of midnight tonight.
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