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The Latest Breaking News from Edwin Poots

Youngest first minister Paul Givan also expected to be shortest serving

It is understood the 40-year-old father-of-three had some reservations about taking the top job last year.

The Independent UK

Hauliers representative urges clarity over port checks

Seamus Leheny of Logistics UK said the industry has been plunged into confusion following the order by Edwin Poots to halt Brexit checks in NI.

The Independent UK

First Minister of Northern Ireland 'intends to resign' as DUP statement expected

DUP politician Mr Givan took the role as the First Minister of Northern Ireland in June 2021, replacing Edwin Poots who had only been in the role since May of that year.

Irish Mirror

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Stormont latest: Paul Givan to quit First Minister role

Move will stop coalition from agreeing three-year budget - a spending plan that is currently out for public consultation

Belfast Live

N.Ireland first minister may quit as EU warns Britain over Brexit checks

Northern Ireland's first minister intends to resign later on Thursday in protest at post-Brexit trade rules, the BBC reported as the European Union warned Britain that it would breach international law if it lets Belfast halt some checks on goods.

Reuters

Boris Johnson ambushed by DUP over halt to Northern Ireland Brexit checks

Unilateral move by Stormont agriculture minister sets UK on new collision course with Brussels

The Guardian - UK

Status of Brexit checks at NI ports unclear after Minister Edwin Poots orders them to halt

There has been no confirmation from Stormont officials whether they intend to comply with the order

Belfast Live

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Northern Ireland First Minister Paul Givan expected to quit in protocol protest

It comes after his party the DUP ordered a halt to Brexit checks at ports.

The Independent UK

Confusion over agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots said he had ordered his permanent secretary to halt checks at midnight on Wednesday, a move branded a “stunt” by Sinn Fein.

The Independent UK

UK Government will not intervene in DUP order to halt Brexit checks

DUP minister Edwin Poots, whose officials are responsible for carrying out Northern Ireland Protocol checks, has ordered them to stop at midnight.

The Independent UK

Edwin Poots orders halt to Brexit protocol checks at Northern Ireland's border ports

Sinn Fein Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill branded the move a stunt.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland Protocol is the law and must be adhered to, says Sinn Fein

Stormont’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has ordered a halt to Brexit agri-food checks at Northern Ireland ports.

The Independent UK

Northern Ireland minister orders halt to agri-food checks at nation’s ports

Stormont agriculture minister Edwin Poots has issued an order to halt Brexit checks on food and farming products at Northern Ireland’s ports from midnight.

Evening Standard

Key questions over move to halt Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Edwin Poots claims he no longer has the legal authority to continue with agri-food checks on goods arriving at local ports from Great Britain.

The Independent UK

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Northern Ireland minister orders halt to border checks in fresh Brexit chaos

DUP minister Edwin Poots ordered officials to stop checks at Northern Ireland's ports - which are required under Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

The Independent UK

Port checks in Northern Ireland to be halted from midnight in new clash over Brexit deal

Opponents attack ‘stunt’ that will breach the Northern Ireland protocol

The Independent UK

Stormont minister orders halt to Brexit checks at Northern Ireland ports

DUP minister Edwin Poots claims the absence of wider approval of the Stormont Executive means he no longer has legal cover to continue the checks.

Belfast Live

DUP MLA Robin Newton 'deselected' as Assembly election candidate for East Belfast

The planned changes emerge amid growing tensions over Edwin Poots failing to secure the party's nomination for South Down

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The Independent UK

MLAs back more ambitious green energy target as climate laws debate continues

An amendment to the climate change Bill setting a target of 80% electricity from renewable sources was passed.

The Independent UK

DUP minister awaits legal opinion before deciding to halt Brexit checks

Edwin Poots failed in a bid to secure wider Executive approval for continuing the checks – a move the other Stormont parties dismissed as a stunt.

The Independent UK

Agriculture Minister to push for farming exemption from net-zero target

The 2050 target was voted through by Assembly members on Tuesday evening during a lengthy debate on a new climate change Bill.

The Independent UK

Poots insists he ‘hasn’t gone away’ after South Down selection blow

On Friday night, party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for South Down, ahead of Edwin Poots.

Belfast Live

Edwin Poots' Northern Ireland Climate Bill set at net-zero despite his objections

"The majority of MLAs have made it clear that Northern Ireland will no longer be the only region in these islands without a net-zero emissions target"

The Independent UK

Stormont votes to set target of net-zero emissions by 2050 in Climate Bill

An amendment by the Green Party NI was passed by a vote of 50 to 38 on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

‘Degree of absurdity’ in two rival climate change bills at Stormont – Aiken

Two bills, proposed by Stormont Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots and Green Party MLA Clare Bailey, are being considered by MLAs.

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