The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) has set up a consultation group to help deliberate on whether to accept proposed UK–EU legislation to replace post-Brexit trading arrangements.
The panel—made up of politicians as well as business and legal representatives—will carefully scrutinise the Windsor Framework deal, as well as engage with members of the unionist and loyalist communities in Northern Ireland, the party said on Monday.
It will include former DUP leaders and first ministers Peter Robinson and Baroness Arlene Foster, according to party leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson.
Announcing the new group in a statement posted on the DUP’s website, Sir Jeffrey said: “Today I have established a group to commence and undertake a wide consultation process within Northern Ireland, listening and taking views on the Framework document….