ERG faction’s ‘fear of a sellout’ puts pressure on Rishi Sunak after DUP says deal on the table ‘falls short’

The European Research Group of Eurosceptic Conservative MPs are demanding to see the full text of any deal on the Northern Ireland protocol, piling the pressure on the prime minister to meet their demands of radical changes to the Brexit trading arrangements.

Their demands come as Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the Democratic Unionist party leader plans to address the ERG on Tuesday amid growing “fears of a sellout” in the group.

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