Does the raised threat level in Northern Ireland mean extra checks for travellers?

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Belfast at sunset: an increased threat level does not mean any material changes for tourists (iStock)

Q My son is travelling from Bristol to Belfast over the coronation weekend. He doesn’t have a passport. He is booked with easyJet, who currently don’t require a passport. With the terrorist restrictions being raised, do you think this might change?

Keri R

A The security service, MI5, decides the threat level from what it calls “Northern Irish-related terrorism in Northern Ireland”. (This cumbersome phrase is to distinguish it from the danger from more general terrorism, such as from the far right or Islamist groups.) Available intelligence, terrorist intentions and terrorist capabilities feed into the assessment.