We need to vote the DUP out at earliest opportunity

I am underwhelmed by the DUP statement issued on Tuesday — the usual waffle.

These people have been a disaster over the last 20 years and if we wish to get rid of this Irish Sea border we need to vote them out at earliest opportunity.

In meantime make it clear to London, Dublin, and Brussels that they will never have consent for this protocol.

AW Oliphant, Magherafelt

• DUP statement in full: Working together, unionists can make a difference in challenging the Irish Sea border

• Editorial: ‘Protocol an even bigger disaster than we feared’ February 3

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