Opposition to May’s deal is all about the backstop, say those in party’s Northern Irish heartlands
Tory Brexiters who wonder how the Democratic Unionist party ended up snagging Brexit will find a simple answer in the party’s heartlands: it’s the backstop, eejit.
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