DUP 'will be final arbiters' on whether any protocol deal between EU and UK meets party’s tests.

The DUP "will be the final arbiters as to whether or not" any UK-EU deal on the NI Protocol meets their seven tests, the party has said.

The DUP said it will decide whether or not any protocol deal between the UK and EU meets the seven tests which it has set

     Wednesday 15th February, 2023. 

IT Follows reports in The Daily Telegraph that Downing Street is soon set to announce a deal which meets the unionist party's seven demands.

On Wednesday, the DUP outlined that it had currently "not seen any details regarding the deal".

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The DUP removed its first minister Paul Givan from the Stormont Executive in 2022 due to its concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

The post-Brexit trade deal has resulted in checks being carried out on certain goods entering NI from GB.

               THE DUP'S SEVEN TESTS  

The DUP insists only they will decide whether any deal between the UK and EU on the protocol meets the party's seven tests.

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The DUP has laid out seven tests which it said it would require to be fulfilled before considering re-entering the power-sharing institutions.

On Tuesday, The Telegraph reported that one "well-place source" said the new deal "meets all seven tests".

In response to the report, East Antrim MP Sammy Wilson said: "There is much speculation about the deal with the Prime Minister is concluding with the EU, with the accompanying spin that it meets the DUPs seven tests.

"The DUP have not seen any details regarding the deal but the DUP will be the final arbiters as to whether or not it meets our seven tests," he added.

"Of course, it must also meet the government's own tests and promises made in the NI Protocol Bill.

"The fundamental issue to be dealt with is the democratic deficit and the constitutional damage done by the imposition of EU law.

"If this is not dealt with then the deal will fall short of what is required to restore the political institutions."

With many thanks to: UTV Live for the original story. 

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Following the Stormont recall and again no speaker being elected in the North of Ireland it is now deemed unworkable it is now time to look at alternatives either:

The DUP insists only they will decide whether any deal between the UK and EU on the protocol meets the party's seven tests.

DUP 'will be final arbiters' on whether any protocol deal between EU and UK meets party’s tests.