Britain | Donaldson’s dilemma
The Good Friday Agreement rests on the DUP’s ability to compromise
What will the party do if Britain and the EU ever reach a deal over the Northern Ireland protocol?
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The biggest decision of Sir Jeffrey Donaldson’s career is still over the horizon. But it is approaching. If and when it comes, his choice has the potential to scuttle the Good Friday Agreement, the deal struck in 1998 to end 30 years of bloody sectarian strife in Northern Ireland.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Donaldson’s dilemma”
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