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Quick summary of deal? No border across Ireland... but Norn Iron left in far worse position than under previous EU or UK backstop plans. A sacrificial lamb to let craven Johnson save own miserable skin & faciliate Hard Brexit for which 2016 vote gave Tories no credible mandate.
Easy to see why Brexit ideological fanatics of ERG are willing to support Johnson. NI means nothing to them - Brexit is their be-all and end-all. And they sense this may be their last chance to impose Hard Brexit on an increasingly sceptical / hostile population...
As for DUP: first time in my life, almost felt pity rather than loathing. Did DUP genuinely believe Brexiter-bezzies were doing anything other than cynically using NI for own ulterior purposes? EU&IRL have shown far greater concern for NI: remember that, my fellow Northerners...
But real mystery = Labour MPs willing to support Johnson. Different reasons of course, but all equally shite - from "will of people" to "just get it over" to "EEA dreamers"... Simply incomprehsible that Tory Hard Brexit could be delivered through their votes
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