Lucinda Creighton: As value of imports and exports plummet in wake of Brexit, we need an urgent solution

A fall of 65 per cent in British imports to Ireland in January gives lie to the mere ‘teething problems’ claimed by Brexiteers, with the collapse now in full swing

The fall-off in imports from Britain in Janauary was particularly driven by declines in imports of food and live animals, down 75 per cent, and mineral fuels, down 71 per cent