Inside Politics: Boris Johnson faces anger and tension in Northern Ireland

DUP leader Arlene Foster has accused the prime minister of a ‘dereliction of duty’, as some Brexit checks in the province are suspended over safety fears, writes Adam Forrest

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The dust settles on another transfer deadline day. Amazingly, England’s cash-strapped football clubs managed to get a flurry of last-minute deals done, as players jet in from all over Europe. Boris Johnson’s cash-strapped government has managed to secure the services of another 40 million vaccine doses from Europe. But the prime minister’s last-minute Brexit deal continues to cause huge problems. Johnson is now getting it in the neck from fishermen, fashionistas and the DUP.

Inside the bubble

Senior political commentator John Rentoul on what to look out for today: