Or maybe it was that British affection for the Belfast Agreement was perhaps being oversold? And now, with the publication of the EU’s draft withdrawal agreement, these slow-moving chickens have come home to roost. We have now a serious case of buyers’ remorse, and there is no returns policy to fall back on. Rising clamourThe rising clamour from Tory backbenches against the Belfast Agreement will also be causing serious concerns in Dublin. The EU 27 are adamant that the UK’s signing up to an agreed version of the withdrawal agreement is a prerequisite for progress on talks on the future relationship.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2018 00:56 UTC