Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned Rishi Sunak of a possible Tory rebellion if the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) does not support his deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol – despite major concessions expected from the EU.
The former Cabinet minister told GB News: “It will all depend on the DUP. If the DUP are against it, I think there will be quite a significant number of Conservatives who are unhappy.”
He also told ITV’s Good Morning Britain: “So, if the DUP doesn’t think that it meets its test, that will be very influential among Conservative MPs.
“I’m afraid with all the EU deals the devil is in the detail, so when people say ‘we need to see the legal text’, they are not larking about, they really want to see it to understand what the effect is.”
