NI Brexit deal: DUP chief whip says party should have a say on Windsor Framework

The Prime Minister will face PMQs today after his Windsor Framework was widely praised - but the DUP has yet to give the deal its full support

Rishi Sunak was in Belfast on Tuesday (28 February) to seek support after securing a deal with the EU on post-Brexit trade with Northern Ireland. He later returned to London to answer questions from his party's MPs.

Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn (POOL/AFP via Getty Images)placeholder image
Rishi Sunak holds a Q&A session with local business leaders during a visit to Coca-Cola HBC in Lisburn (POOL/AFP via Getty Images) | POOL/AFP via Getty Images

The Prime Minister agreed the ‘Windsor Framework’ on Monday (27 February), alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, to make changes to the Northern Irelandprotocol. His next challenge is to win over the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), and secure the backing of the more Eurosceptic Tory backbenchers.

Today (1 March) he will face MPs at Prime Minister's Questions.

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