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ERG and DUP members are going to have to choose whether they line up behind a deal that, ultimately, goes against everything they say they want, because it's now politically convenient to do so.
The ERG might get sidestepped. Good politicking from Labour, I think.
Steve Reed, shadow justice secretary, said Labour had not been consulted on a potential deal but added: “We’re prepared to give Rishi Sunak the additional votes he needs to get this through parliament.
https://www.ft.com/content/98e7b486-1071-488a-b55e-66e1d6f5618d
The ECJ thing will be a fudge - there's no way the EU is going to agree that the ECJ isn't the ultimate arbiter of European law in a territory that is subject to it, what this will be I suspect is a panel that disguises (to an extent) the true situation.
Which means it will be an interesting - ERG and DUP members are going to have to choose whether they line up behind a deal that, ultimately, goes against everything they say they want, because it's now politically convenient to do so.
The REUL bill and ECHR bollocks is likely part bargaining and part distraction for the ERG and the NI Protocol situation.