Protocol deal ‘bound to fail’ if it does not address unionist concerns

A ‘No Irish Sea Border’ sign outside Larne Port (Liam McBurney/PA)

A deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol that does not address unionist concerns about the trading arrangements is bound to fail, a DUP MP has warned.

Gavin Robinson also dismissed speculation that the UK government could move to rewrite powersharing rules to override the DUP’s veto and allow a Stormont executive to be formed in the party’s absence.