If EU and UK agree a new deal, Jeffrey Donaldson faces a difficult choice
On the same day Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Micheál Martin spoke to the leaders of the North’s parties, with DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson describing the talks as “useful”.
This is precisely what the EU has been suggesting, and it was interesting that the response from Downing Street knew exactly what Varadkar meant. “Certainly we have said for some time now that we’ve always felt it was possible to enact the protocol in a way that was flexible, and so obviously those comments are welcome,” a spokesman for British prime minister Rishi Sunak said.
If it is successful, and an agreement is reached, that will mean Donaldson must make a decision – accept the new deal or continue to oppose a reformed protocol regime, thus keeping the Stormont power-sharing institutions in the deep freeze.
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