Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has pressed the Prime Minister to extend grace periods for new post-Brexit trade rules set to come into force.

Concern has been expressed over the ending of a temporary delay to new rules around the distribution of veterinary medicines from Great Britain into Northern Ireland.

January 1 2026 will see the full implementation of EU rules on veterinary medicines coming into Northern Ireland under the terms of post-Brexit agreements.

Vets have raised worries over the uncertainty around which products may no longer be able to be brought into Northern Ireland.

Emma Little-Pengelly also raised rule changes around new cars coming into the region with Sir Keir Starmer at a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Cardiff on Friday.

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