Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan quits in Brexit protocol protest

3 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan has announced his resignation from Stormont’s powersharing executive. The move by the Lagan Valley MLA is part of the Democratic Unionist Party’s escalating protest strategy against the post-Brexit Northern Ireland Protocol. It comes 24 hours after Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots acted unilaterally to order a halt to agri-food checks … Read more

Paul Givan, First Minister of Northern Ireland, quits over Brexit border controls

3 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

Paul Givan The First Minister of Northern Ireland has quit after it emerged Brexit border controls on British goods had continued despite a DUP order that the protocol checks should be stopped. Paul Givan’s resignation will also force Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill to quit as Deputy First Minister, which will leave the Northern Ireland Assembly … Read more