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Originally Posted by bitontheslide
the point being that if Northern Ireland is to remain an integrated part of the UK, with no customs control with the Republic, it brings a customs union to the mainland UK by default
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Yes but that's what the DUP won't back this for because it leaves open if no other arrangement can be agreed.
That backstop could leave N Ireland in the backstop but not the rest of the UK.
It's why they're against as it could leave N Ireland in a different arrangement to the rest of the UK.
They wouldn't be against it otherwise.
Labour want a permanent customs union arrangement for the whole of the UK.
That's why they rightly oppose the agreement.
For me, I'd vote for the May/EU agreement.
Just to start to move forward.
Being flippant here too, anything usually the DUP bigots are against, I'd more often than not be for.