It comes as absolutely no surprise to members of the UK Independence Party, that both the DUP and the Tory members of the European Research Group have decided that Rishi Sunak’s Windsor Framework is a disaster for the union of the United Kingdom.

That Tory framework, supported by pro-EU types across Westminster, is mere window dressing to pull the wool over peoples’ eyes and mislead them into believing that all the Brexit problems relating to Northern Ireland are over.

They are not.

This framework is a waste of paper because the protocol remains completely unchanged and all the framework does is actually reinforce the power of Brussels within Northern Ireland - and worse, potentially over the rest of the UK.

Those that support the Windsor Framework, are those that see little or no value in the union of the United Kingdom.

They will call the Windsor Framework a ‘pragmatic’ solution, the UK Independence Party calls it a sell-out!

Lester Taylor

UK Independence Party – Spokesman for Brexit & Northern Ireland