Northern Ireland’s DUP to Vote Against Sunak’s Brexit Plan
- Democratic Unionist Party MPs will all vote against new accord
- Parliament due to vote on Sunak’s Brexit deal on Wednesday
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Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party said its lawmakers will unanimously vote against Rishi Sunak’s post-Brexit deal for the region, in a significant blow to the UK prime minister.
Members of Parliament are set to hold their first vote on Wednesday on the new agreement, which was announced last month by Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The new trading arrangements are designed to ease the flow of goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, and give that region’s politicians a greater say in the application of EU laws.