Government must act to avert ‘major crisis’ in food supply, says Northern Ireland minister
The IndependentSign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government needs to act to avert a "major crisis" in Northern Ireland's food supply caused by Brexit, Stormont's agriculture minister has said. "It was made very clear to us by the suppliers to both hospitals and schools that if the current arrangement for supermarkets isn't extended in a few months' time that they will not be able to supply our hospitals and schools with food," Mr Poots told BBC Radio Ulster. "That is an outrageous situation that we in Northern Ireland have been put in as a result of the protocol negotiated between the UK Government and the European Union." The DUP supported Brexit but opposes the Northern Ireland protocol, which puts extra controls between the territory and the rest of the UK in exchange for keeping the border open with the Republic.
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