Labour chair Anna Turley (in photo) has said the potential for the Irish border to be exploited has been raised many times in Parliament after questions about the route taken by the suspect in the Belfast knife attack. Sky News reported that the man is alleged to have travelled from Paris to Dublin before crossing into Northern Ireland and claiming asylum.
Turley said the Common Travel Area had allowed free movement across the border for more than a century, but accepted that there were concerns if people were exploiting the arrangement. She said discussions between the Home Secretary and the Northern Ireland Secretary were ongoing and that work with the Republic of Ireland continued after Brexit.