{"id":500824,"date":"2022-02-06T13:53:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecanary.co\/?p=1552286"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:53:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T13:53:40","slug":"despite-claiming-he-lied-the-dup-is-still-asking-boris-johnson-for-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2022\/02\/06\/despite-claiming-he-lied-the-dup-is-still-asking-boris-johnson-for-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Despite claiming he lied, the DUP is still asking Boris Johnson for help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As I\u2019ve argued before, there\u2019s nothing that<\/em> complicated<\/a> about politics in the north of Ireland. Nor is there anything that complicated about the DUP’s latest efforts to collapse<\/a> the power sharing government (called Stormont) in the north. Put simply, this is damage limitation for the DUP’s Brexit balls up and the notorious Northern Ireland Protocol (NIP<\/a>) that followed.<\/p>\n

This self-inflicted harm is costing the DUP quite severely. Brexit has weakened<\/a> its precious union<\/a>. And according<\/a> to opinion polls, it\u2019s losing voter support. This is support which it’ll want to regain ahead of elections<\/a> in the north scheduled for 5 May 2022. The DUP’s response to this self-inflicted shambles? Appeal<\/a> to a lying<\/a> Boris Johnson<\/a>, who it also claims lied<\/a> to them over the NIP, for help:<\/p>\n

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BREAK: DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson urges Boris Johnson to \u201cdo what other PMs did\u201d and prioritise the crisis in Northern Ireland, instead of being distracted by controversies in Downing Street. Watch full interview on @RidgeOnSunday<\/a> @SkyNews<\/a>. pic.twitter.com\/oW1yiS10ri<\/a><\/p>\n

— David Blevins (@skydavidblevins) February 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n