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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Lisa O'Carroll Brussels correspondent

Northern Ireland could lose half its veterinary medicines in Brexit row

Black and white milk cows lay on the grass at Millview farm in County Down, Northern Ireland on 27 May 2023
Milk cows in County Down. Farm animals in Northern Ireland could be affected by the requirement as well as horses, poultry and domestic pets. Photograph: Conor McCaughley/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Northern Ireland could lose half of its veterinary medicines in a new Brexit row threatening to prolong the political stalemate in the region, it has emerged.

The British Veterinary Association told the Lords committee on Northern Ireland in written evidence that it was “extremely concerned” about the issue even though the Windsor framework sealed between Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, in March was sold as a solution to the protracted saga regarding Northern Ireland.

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