The narrative the DUP are pushing is that it's the Protocol stopping them, so it looks like another election it is.Be a shame if they lost more seats.😁
The DUP backed themselves into a corner by obtaining a mandate for something they can't deliver as sold. So instead of kicking the Tories hard in the nuts, they're prepared to make the people of NI suffer over a 'point of principle'.
All other mitherings about SF not taking seats etc. are IMO irrelevant and diversionary.
The Tories bought the DUP's support and then shafted them. Fight the Tories, not stuff the people.
Spaffing £6million I another election (to get us nowhere) in times of hardship is unthinkable waste....
The only upside is that this will diminish the DUP further....