'If the UK's sovereign parliament backs the Windsor deal, what alternative is there for the DUP other than returning to Stormont?' brendanhughes64
After a bruising week for the DUP in its brooding over the Windsor Framework, where now for Sir Jeffrey Donaldson's party?
Its "star chamber" of lawyers may have dismissed the Stormont Brake element of the deal as "practically useless", but the European Research Group is clearly a diminished force in Conservative politics. Both sides wish to restore relations at a time when they are facing many other challenges, from managing cost-of-living pressures to responding to the war in Ukraine.
In the weeks since the deal was announced, the party’s rhetoric has hardened as the staunch Brexiteers such as MP Ian Paisley and TUV leader Jim Allister set the tone. From the Northern Ireland Protocol to other thorny issues inside Stormont and exclusive interviews - we’ve got you covered.The DUP voting against the deal in the Commons confirmed any chance of the party changing tack and selling it to unionist voters as a win has long since passed.
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