Johnson's warnings over Brexit deal for Northern Ireland are 'helpful'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : In his first intervention over Brexit since leaving No10, a source close to the ex-PM said Mr Johnson thought it would be 'a great mistake' for Mr Sunak to drop the contentious legislation.
55% : Despite growing expectations of an imminent announcement by the PM on a Protocol deal, Mr Sunak yesterday appeared to play down the prospect of the UK and EU being on the verge of unveiling a finalised agreement.
54% : In a warning to Mr Sunak of a parliamentary revolt over the issue by Conservative backbenchers, he told the Telegraph: 'The PM would be unwise to put his own neck on the chopping block.'It won't just be 28 'spartans' voting against this, it will be a large number of Brexiteers, plus a number who don't see him as the future, plus a number who perhaps were pro-Remain but think Brexit needs to be delivered.
45% : The DUP have repeatedly blocked power-sharing government in Northern Ireland as part of their protest against the Protocol and set seven tests for a revised agreement between the UK and EU.'Unless this deal is satisfactory to all communities in Northern Ireland, it won't be possible, it's not going to work,' Ms Mordaunt added.'The DUP's tests that they have referred to are not a random wishlist, they are promises that we have made to the people of Northern Ireland.'That is the bar that this deal has to get over
40% : Cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt says intervention not 'completely unhelpful'Boris Johnson's warnings over agreeing a new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland will keep up pressure on the EU, a Cabinet minister has suggested.

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