Since the start of the year and the entry into force of Brexit, which created a customs border between Great Britain and Northern Ireland, it has been going through a very turbulent period.
The resignation on Wednesday of Arlene Foster, the head of the Northern Irish government and leader of the unionists of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), risks causing further turmoil for the British province.
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Arlene Foster's departure from the government, which will take effect from the end of June, as well as her immediate resignation from the DUP are to a large extent linked to the status of Northern Ireland since the United Kingdom's effective exit from the 'EU on December 31st.
Many elected members of the DUP, a pro-Brexit party, criticized their leader for not having prevented the establishment of a customs border with Great Britain.
In early March, Boris Johnson's government unilaterally postponed controls on food products from Britain.
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