Hardline Tory MPs reject Sunak’s Northern Ireland Brexit plan

Verdict by European Research Group follows decision on Monday by DUP to also oppose Windsor framework

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The European Research Group (ERG) of hardline Brexiter Conservative MPs has rejected Rishi Sunak’s revised plan for trading arrangements in Northern Ireland, saying it would keep EU law as “supreme”.

Announcing the decision, Mark Francois, the Tory MP who chairs the group, said its study of the Windsor framework also found that the apparent veto for Northern Irish politicians over new EU regulations was “practically useless”.