Edwin Poots

Move to halt port checks comes as sector believes it is enduring ‘worst of both worlds’

London Letter: Many Conservatives at Westminster feel PM’s early departure is inevitable

The DUP has concluded that leaving Northern Ireland without a functioning government is a price worth paying for its own electoral recovery

Resignation automatically removes Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill from office

‘Extremely unhelpful’: EU Commissioner criticises DUP minister on intervention

Inside Politics: Poots upped the ante with an order to halt post-Brexit checks at NI ports

Coveney joins NI politicians in condemning move by North’s Minister of Agriculture

Minister cites legal advice that measures should not have been brought in without Stormont approval

DUP may withdraw ministers soon over protocol, North’s Minister of Agriculture says

Former DUP leader sought nomination for South Down but was overlooked

Draft report is highly critical of current system of agrifood checks and calls for changes

Paul Givan and Michelle O’Neill met UK chief post-Brexit negotiator Liz Truss

Party vice-president and Deputy First Minister Michelle O’Neill condemns social media comments

Poots to issue defamation proceedings against Beattie over tweet

Sea border inspection figures cast protocol in a gentler orange light

Agriculture minister’s paper is unlikely to be voted on by the Northern Ireland Executive

Isolation period for Covid-19 cases reduced from 10 days to seven in line with England

A good year for Sinn Féin, but a tough year for a Coalition trying to manage a pandemic

DUP opposes measure but other Stormont parties back health minister Robin Swann’s plan

Proposal comes after ambulances diverted away from hospital due to capacity issues

Craigavon hospital had 108 patients waiting on Sunday and only three beds available

Party has found many of policy dilemmas harder to resolve in Belfast than in Dublin

UK government tardiness underpins DUP and Sinn Féin threats to devolution

Newton Emerson: Higgins turned highbrow rhetoric into critique and controversy

Demand for ‘confusing picture’ to be resolved after minister fails to take part in cross-border meetings

North’s rate of new infections has outpaced all of Europe except Greece in recent weeks

Interview: the DUP leader on powersharing, Brexit and being British and Irish

At North’s largest agricultural show, ‘everyone is your brother or your friend’

Grace period extended while negotiations continue between UK and EU on protocol

DUP trying to resolve how to get Donaldson back to Stormont for First Minister role

Fraught relationship between science and religion is a fairly recent import from the US

Paul Givan expected to remain as Northern Ireland’s First Minister until autumn at least

Sinn Féin leader says flags and posters of politicians should not be burned by loyalists

Sinn Féin and DUP leaders discussed Protocol, powersharing and the marching season

Donaldson says his priority is to ‘right the wrong’ of the Northern Ireland protocol

Jeffrey Donaldson says Dublin’s protocol ‘cheerleading’ will impact North-South relations

Jeffrey Donaldson’s daughter marries son of former UUP chairman Danny Kennedy

Boris Johnson has called for ‘radical changes’ to post-Brexit deal on North

As Sinn Féin paints itself as the responsible party, new DUP leader must spot the danger

Sinn Féin president says calls to abolish protocol are ‘not grounded in reality’