And there is now a threat of some medicines being in short supply and food and clothing prices rising due to extra taxes. The European Commission has indicated there will have to be checks on foods such as meat and milk between the Republic and Northern Ireland from March 29. Such a move would be a devastating blow for farmers and the agri-food sector, which will have few immediate ways of offsetting the impact. The Government has now released its own no-deal plan which Tánaiste Simon Coveney described as “stark” and “sobering”. It warns of an “exceptional economic event which would be met with exceptional measures”. Mr Coveney admitted there is currently no proposal for how a hard border will be avoided in a no-deal scenario, saying one would be “much, much more complicated” than the backstop. The Tánaiste said the European Commission “has shown capacity to understand the complexities on this island in the last two years”. But when asked if that meant they would give Ireland leeway on the border if the UK leaves without a deal, he replied: “We don’t know.” The PSNI confirmed plans to recruit more than 300 new police officers and staff by 2020,… Read full this story
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