DUP Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said his party's ministers will be writing to Mr Swann to oppose the planned extension
Health Minister Robin Swann has opted to extend his department's powers under the Coronavirus Act for a further six months.
The minister said he had received legal advice that extending the Coronavirus Act order "is not considered significant or controversial". “It is one thing to retain the powers to make regulations, it would be another matter entirely to decide to use such powers.” But UUP MLA Alan Chambers, the party's health spokesperson, said the DUP's stance was "unbelievable".
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