Analysis: The PM is desperate to convince the DUP to back her deal, but may be making promises that cannot be kept, says John Rentoul
with a deal. Indeed, it is the legally binding fallback in the absence of a long-term trade deal that would achieve the same thing.doesn’t like it. It objects to the enhanced checks required on goods arriving in Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK, which it calls a “border in the Irish Sea”. And it absolutely hates the fact that the UK cannot get out of the backstop without the consent of the EU.
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