Ulster Unionist Peer, Lord Empey, has said that the DUP have opened the door to the separation of Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.

Lord Empey said:

“The DUP have walked Northern Ireland into a constitutional, political, economic and regulatory no man’s land.

“They have demonstrated a total lack of any strategic appreciation of what they are doing.

“They have gone back and abandoned their so-called blood red lines: they refuse to listen to any other unionists and continue to ignore every business and industry spokesperson in the country.

“They have opened the door to the separation of Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK and the EU see the opportunity. Once the principle of a fully integrated UK economy under one legal system is surrendered then further concessions will be sought. It is shameful that we have been led into this position”