In the week when the beef factories are fighting Irish farmers in the High Court, British prime minister Boris Johnson has decided to sideline parliament to prevent them stopping his Brexit plans.

This has provoked outrage among MPs opposed to Brexit, with one proclaiming that he would have to be removed from Parliament by the police and others organising street protests.

It all makes the farmer protests at the meat factories look a low-key affair, but of course Brexit is a serious threat to Irish farmers.

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In the northern edition of the Irish Farmers Journal we report on the direct consequences of a no-deal Brexit.

The arable (tillage) and vegetable sectors have been advised that exports of certain products to the EU, including the Republic of Ireland, will stop overnight, regardless of tariffs.

In London there is speculation about the queen getting involved in the Government versus parliament crisis.

The Dealer is wondering has anyone thought of asking President Higgins to arbitrate on the farmers dispute with the factories.

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