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Reuters
Reuters
Business
Amanda Ferguson and Clodagh Kilcoyne

Northern Ireland post-Brexit 'protocol' hurting some, a boon for others

Irwin Armstrong, founder and CEO of CIGA Healthcare Ltd. poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters at his factory, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland June 17, 2022. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Irwin Armstrong, a former chair of Boris Johnson's Conservative Party in Northern Ireland, has a simple message for the British Prime Minister when it comes to the province's unique post-Brexit trade rules: Don't ruin a good thing.

The founder of rapid test diagnostics maker CIGA Healthcare, who campaigned for Britain to leave the European Union six years ago, has described the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol as a gamechanger for manufacturing businesses like his.

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