Newton Emerson: Rather than take credit for deal, DUP is rushing over the cliff edge

Newton Emerson

Rather than take some credit for the best EU withdrawal deal Northern Ireland was ever likely to get, the DUP has decided to push its Brexit brinkmanship over the cliff edge.

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Newton Emerson: Rather than take credit for deal, DUP is rushing over the cliff edge

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Brian Feeney: What's the next centenary in the decade of centenaries?

Jarlath Kearney: Aiming to stand 'straight as a rush' atop Donard

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