UK-EU deal on Irish Sea border could 'lower food prices'

Most food and plant products will be allowed "to flow freely again" between Northern Ireland and Great Britain as the result of a new UK-EU deal, the government has said.

The agri-food deal will remove "routine checks" on animal and plant products moving between GB and NI and will reduce, but not remove, the trade border in the Irish Sea which was introduced as a result of Brexit.

When the deal is eventually implemented it should mean no physical checks on GB food products at NI ports but customs declarations will still be needed.

The government said the broader UK-EU deal "could lower food prices and increase choice on supermarket shelves".