Covid-19: Arlene Foster calls EU vaccine export controls 'act of aggression'

Arlene Foster says new EU export controls on Covid vaccines have effectively "put a border in place" between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

The Northern Ireland first minister added she believes the move shows her country "has been used as a pawn" in Brexit negotiations.

The EU has said the move was "justified" to avert problems caused by a lack of vaccine supply.

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