The offer made to the DUP:
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The prime minister’s frantic last attempt to persuade Northern Ireland’s DUP to back her third meaningful vote on Tuesday involves a promise that if the controversial backstop is ever triggered, Great Britain would adopt any new food and business rules that could be forced by the EU on Northern Ireland.
This is a high-risk offer by Theresa May to NI’s unionist party - which has huge clout with her because without its votes in parliament her government would collapse.
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https://www.itv.com/news/2019-03-17/...fered-the-dup/