DUP spit in soup of well-choreographed meal

At breakfast, a deal was firmly on the Brexit table. But by lunch, the two-course meal had suddenly gone off.

Despite Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Theresa May’s insistence that everyone can still break bread later this week once what is on offer gets reheated, the decision by the DUP to spit in the soup about to be served has led to claims yesterday was the day Brexit finally broke.

And while the disputed view has clear consequences for the now-stalled Brexit talks, it is of equal importance to the ongoing border question, the finances of those living on it, the future of the British government, the risk of a wider British break-up, and potentially even a slow step towards a united Ireland.