Gove to address checks on chilled meats and ‘everything from pet transport to plants and seeds’

The UK government is to seek the lifting of unexpected Brexit controls in Northern Ireland, including checks on pets crossing the Irish Sea and a ban on British soil entering the region in potted plants from English garden suppliers.

The Cabinet Office minister, Michael Gove, said he would be writing to European commission vice-president Maroš Šefčovič on Tuesday, seeking urgent action on Brexit checks that were affecting the “daily life” of people in Northern Ireland.

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Source: The Guardian