Deputy Jeffrey Donaldson takes the reins of the DUP, the Northern Irish unionist party

The province is going through a troubled situation, for which Donaldson urged the British government and the European Union (EU) to “intensify their efforts” and to “recognize the defects” of the Northern Irish protocol negotiated in the framework of Brexit, much criticized by the unionists because established, from January 1, a particular customs statute for the British province.

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