Local business leaders voice concerns over effect of Brexit on NI

Household spending in Northern Ireland will be damaged by inflation linked to Brexit. Levels of foreign direct investment could also suffer due to uncertainty created by the exit. And manufacturers based in Northern Ireland could shift operations to the Republic to take advantage of freely available migrant labour. Just some of the concerns about Brexit that business leaders here have put to a House of Lords enquiry.

A clampdown on low skilled immigration would be a "significant issue" for the Northern Ireland agri-food industry a House of Lords committee has been told.