DUP asks Priti Patel to investigate Roy Greenslade’s IRA support

Mar 11, 2021

Good morning

In the news today:

* DUP MP Gregory Campbell asks Priti Patel to investigate Roy Greenslade’s IRA support

* MLAs Doug Beattie and Matthew O’Toole have engaged in a public social media row over the NI Protocol.

* Arlene Foster has said she would like to “move a little faster” in easing Northern Ireland’s lockdown restrictions.

* Agriculture Edwin Poots has intervened to dampen fears that cricket pitch soil used for generations may have to be dug up and replaced due to the Northern Ireland Protocol.

And:

* Celeb psychologist analyses Meghan’s interview with Oprah Winfrey: What was not said could be most significant

Michael Cousins

Deputy digital editor

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