I’m kicking off my #CPC2019 with a panel featuring Arlene Foster, Kate Hoey and Graham Brady discussing the backstop
Hoey - welcomed like one of the Tory Party’s own at #CPC2019 - says the backstop was a “deliberate attempt” by the EU to make the UK’s exit “as difficult as possible for us to leave”
Kate Hoey says she’s “very proud” that Boris Johnson has called the Benn bill the surrender bill
Arlene Foster says senior EU figures like Donald Tusk have used “imperialistic” language to describe the UK
Key quote: Arlene Foster says she wouldn’t accept GB-NI regulatory checks beyond agriculture
“We've been very clear about all of that. Some people don't understand that when we set out our position, we meant it. The whole raison d'etre of the DUP is the union.”
“We've been very clear about all of that. Some people don't understand that when we set out our position, we meant it. The whole raison d'etre of the DUP is the union.”
