Rishi Sunak should call the bluff of ministers threatening to quit over Brexit deal With possibly less than eighteen months left in office, Sunak has nothing to lose in facing down the most extreme wing of his party ✒️ paulwaugh for ipaperviews
As yet another sitting Prime Minister struggles with the threat of rebellions and resignations the past few days have felt like a recurring fever dreamAs yet another sitting Prime Minister struggles with the threat of rebellions and resignations, the old acronyms are back big time. Do you know your ERG from your DUP ? Did you know the NIP was the Northern Ireland Protocol?
What has really astounded some of those closest to the issue is the way Sunak has failed to grasp how the DUP leadership has come under pressure to harden its stance over the past couple of years.for post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland in 2021, tests that ministers believe they have passed thanks to new plans for a “green lane” for goods from Great Britain whose destination is the province rather than Ireland.
The constitutional issues are what have preoccupied the ERG too, but again the perception is that the PM has failed to properly engage Tory MPs too.
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