A ‘grace period’ on customs and health checks for food supplies to Northern Ireland is a reprieve for a region expected to bear the brunt of Brexit.
Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Northern Ireland’s supermarkets and convenience stores would not be subjected to health checks on chilled meats coming from Great Britain for six months, with all other food supplies benefiting from a three-month grace period.
“[This will] keep goods flowing between …

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