A health trust has rejected claims by DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson that life-saving heart surgery was delayed because of Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol.
Sir Jeffrey said patients in a Belfast hospital had to wait three weeks for surgery because the Irish Sea trade deal meant equipment had to be sourced from outside the UK.
He made the claim on BBC's Good Morning Ulster after being challenged about pressures in the health service during the absence of a Stormont Executive.
