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Northern Irish unionists could put the kibosh on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal

Arlene Foster
DUP leader Arlene Foster (L)
(Image credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

Many Brexiteers rejoiced at the news emerging from Brussels today that UK and EU negotiators have reached an agreement over Brexit, which Boris Johnson has dubbed “a great new deal that takes back control”.

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