UK to unilaterally continue suspending Northern Ireland border checks

Move is likely to further antagonise EU but leaders hope Queen's death may help bring about reconciliation

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The UK has made a unilateral decision to continue suspending border checks on farm produce and other goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain, in a move likely to antagonise but not provoke further action by the EU.

London will notify Brussels of its decision on Thursday in its formal response to seven lawsuits brought by the EU over the alleged failure of the UK to comply with the Northern Ireland protocol.