DUP leader denies being pressured by US politicians to accept new Brexit deal

DUP Leader Jeffery Donaldson speaking to the media at the Ireland Funds 31st National Gala. National Building Museum, in Washington, DC, during the Taoiseach’s visit to the US for St Patrick’s Day. Picture date: Wednesday March 15, 2023.

The leader of the DUP has denied being pressured by US politicians to sign up to the new Brexit deal on trade for Northern Ireland.

Jeffrey Donaldson told the PA news agency that the US administration and other political figures in Congress had been “very understanding” of his party’s desire to seek further assurances from the UK government following the signing of the Windsor Framework.