DUP may walk out of Stormont power-sharing over Brexit protocol

Jeffrey Donaldson says DUP is totally opposed to Northern Ireland protocol as it presently exists'

The Democratic Unionist party leadership has warned it is prepared to walk out of power-sharing in Stormont if the Brexit Northern Ireland protocol is not changed substantially.

Just days after the Brexit minister, David Frost, announced the UK would not sweep away" the controversial arrangements, which involve checks on goods crossing into Northern Ireland from Great Britain, the DUP's leader, Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, warned the DUP could not continue in Stormont if the protocol issues remain".