Northern Ireland, cheese and fish: Why it's an important week in life after Brexit
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
The DUP walked out over post-Brexit trade arrangements that created trade barriers between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There's been a big impact on public services and a new power sharing government is being promised over £3bn to spend on them.
And new post Brexit border controls coming in from 31 January could result higher prices and delays in fresh goods coming in from the EU.
On the Sky News Daily with Niall Paterson, our senior Ireland correspondent David Blevins takes us through the significance of the DUP’s agreement.
Plus, our business correspondent Paul Kelso explains the latest warnings on trade with Patricia Michelson, founder of London cheese chain La Fromagerie which has been importing artisan cheese from Europe for 40 years.
Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
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Interviews producer: Melissa Tutesigensi-Charles
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| 1:02.9 | I'm Neil Patterson. Welcome back to the Sky News Daily. Now, it has been a long couple of years |
| 1:08.9 | for the folks of Northern Ireland. There's been no functional power-sharing government at Stormont |
| 1:13.3 | since the Democratic Unionists walked out over concerns about Brexit. |
| 1:17.7 | But the party's leader, Sir Geoffrey Donaldson, says he is now willing to get back into bed with Sinn Féin, almost. |
| 1:23.5 | Later on, we will be focusing specifically on some new Brexit rules imposing border controls |
| 1:29.4 | on a range of plants and foodstuffs coming here from the EU |
| 1:32.9 | and, of course, the costs to companies and consumers alike. |
| 1:36.8 | But let's begin with what looks like an end to the political deadlock at the Northern Ireland Assembly. |
| 1:43.8 | We're joining us from outside stormant where there may soon be some activity, |
| 1:48.3 | our senior Ireland correspondent David Blevins. |
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