The DUP do not abstain on the Union.
It’s still a No from the DUP but could they abstain?
Nigel Dodds
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Nigel Dodds
@NigelDoddsDUP
Rt Hon the Lord Dodds of Duncairn OBE. MP for North Belfast 2001-2019. DUP Deputy Leader 2008-2021
Northern Ireland
Joined January 2010
- 25 years ago today the IRA attack took place inside the Childrens’ hospital in Belfast as we visited our very ill son Andrew. Video recalling that evening below
00:00 - Let me be very clear for those who have not been listening… the Union of this United Kingdom is non-negotiable! #DUP18
- Absolutely rightNorthern Ireland being held in the Customs Union without Great Britain is an obvious breach of the Principle of the Consent in the Belfast Agreement. This would store up problems in Northern Ireland long after Brexit is resolved. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2019/…
- Nothing new in what Barnier is offering. This is a retreat back to the proposal of an Northern Ireland only backstop previously rejected by all sides in the House of Commons.
- If the Prime Minister's deal remains the same then the problem remains the same. The backstop is the problem - it divides the United Kingdom. Defend the Union, Deliver Brexit.
00:00 - “The true purpose of the “backstop” is now in the open for all to see. Those who eagerly supported the backstop as the best of both worlds can now see the error of that assessment. It was neither temporary nor an insurance policy.” @DUPleader
- Utterly reckless by the SNP to talk about a return to violence in Northern Ireland. No political party wants a hard border on our Island. Neither we allow internal borders within the United Kingdom.
00:00 - The woman in the picture with Adams and Biden was notorious for being wanted in the UK for IRA terrorist crimes. Biden is no impartial upholder of either justice or the political process in Northern Ireland
- Irish Govt says no hard border even if no deal...confirming no need for the backstop trap'We are not preparing for a hard border between NI and Ireland' in event of no deal Brexit - Varadkar irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/i…
- Theresa May still insists that what she has negotiated is a good deal. She should remember that it would already have been consigned to the bin but for her pulling the vote in December. mydup.com/news/article/D…
- I’m honoured and humbled to be nominated to the House of Lords. Thank you to everyone for the kind words and best wishes! Delighted to be able to continue to serve the people of Northern Ireland- big challenges ahead but let’s keep Northern Ireland moving forward.
- The UK must leave the EU on March 29 STEVE BAKER AND NIGEL DODDS
- DUP votes make the difference.... Again.Sir Graham Brady's amendment calling for replacement of NI Brexit backstop passes by 317 votes to 301
