A DUP attempt to stop Belfast Council funding for Brexit Protocol checks has failed, after being voted down and its legality being questioned.
At a meeting of Belfast City Council ’s People and Communities Committee this week, a proposal by DUP Councillor Sarah Bunting to end council funding for new council Port Health IT systems was described as 'not competent' by the city solicitor and a request to defer a report recommending updated systems was voted down.
It came the day before the UK Supreme Court in London deemed the Northern Ireland Protocol lawful, after unionist politicians challenged it, claiming it breached the Act of Union and the Northern Ireland Act.
