When compromise runs any risk of coming across as a cave-in, the DUP retreats to its default position - No Surrender, writes Tommie Gorman
The DUP used Diane Dodds to send the signal that it would not be coming to Theresa May's aid at the third time of asking.Diane Dodds is 60 and should have more to contribute to the politics trade. Theresa May is 62, so she is too is below the retirement threshold. But because of Brexit the pair, at loggerheads over the Withdrawal Agreement, are not sure whether they are coming or going.
In recent days the slim possibility of one more European election campaign has surfaced. But she is unlikely to have many more centre-stage opportunities on the European mainland. The ten DUP MPs are unwilling to back the Withdrawal Bill, which if passed by the House of Commons, might give the prime minister the possibility of departing with some semblance of satisfaction.Firstly there's the clinical exercise of number crunching. Nigel Dodds believes that even if the DUP changed sides and brought some Conservative Brexiteers with them, they would not muster the 75 votes Theresa May requires to reverse her most recent defeat.
Ian Paisley was probably at his happiest when he became First Minister after entering power-sharing with Sinn Féin nine years later in 2007. It came too late, far too late, for the role to be a lengthy one. Much to his regret, Dr Paisley was 'retired' the following year and Peter Robinson replaced him.
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