DUP’s Ian Paisley to vote against Northern Ireland post-Brexit plan

MP says he expects party colleagues will follow suit in voting against government on Wednesday

The senior Democratic Unionist party MP Ian Paisley has confirmed he will vote against Rishi Sunak’s revised plan for post-Brexit trade arrangements in Northern Ireland, saying he expected his party colleagues to follow suit.

Speaking to the News Letter newspaper, the North Antrim MP said: “I am categorically voting against, and I would be surprised if my colleagues do not join me.”