European media responded with shock and disbelief this morning after a minister in Northern Ireland ordered to end checks on food in his country and the UK declared it won’t do anything about it.

The EU is not contemplating blocking food supplies to Northern Ireland, a representative of the country's largest supermarkets has said.

EU Commission warns time is running out after first committee meeting on NI protocol.

The government and its supporters are beginning to claim 'benefits' of being outside the European Union some of which were always available to EU member states or, in other cases, are not benefits at all.