As Rishi Sunak battles to reach a deal on the Northern Ireland Protocol, the DUP has insisted EU rules are removed in Northern Ireland to protect their place in the UK.
Mr Wilson said the prime minister has a choice whether to"protect the union or the European Union".
Veteran Tory Eurosceptic Sir Bernard Jenkin said that any deal which did not lead to a return to powersharing at the Stormont Assembly by the DUP - which walked out in protest at the protocol early last year - would be"completely disastrous". Dubbed the"Northern Ireland Protocol", it was agreed with the EU by Boris Johnson in 2020 - alongside the wider trade and cooperation treaty.
Unionists say this puts Northern Ireland at an economic disadvantage while threatening its place in the UK - and are refusing to cooperate with forming a powersharing government as a result. Downing Street has kept quiet about the details of what could be in the new deal - but it is expected to include measures that reduce red tape on goods travelling to Northern Ireland and the UK, as well as some sort of compromise on the role of the ECJ.
If they don't back a deal and continue their protest at Stormont - then a government in Northern Ireland can't be formed.
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