Also: watch as those who studiously ignored Trimble over the Protocol neuter his memory to canonise him in death.
Sefcovic’s language in response was more assuaging than we have seen from Brussels in previous UK-EU rows.
The problem with conjuring the threat of republican terrorism to oppose a land border is the signal it sends to their loyalist counterparts.
Also: Poll suggests SNP have a mountain to climb on independence; Cameron admits he asked Queen to intervene in 2014; and more.
Remainers cannot both plead Commons supremacy over Brexit and deny it over the Withdrawal Agreement.
Also: Eleven candidates prepare to fight Newport West by-election; Trimble hints that backstop changes could be enough; and more.
Also: SNP insist on leading Holyrood inquiry into Sturgeon’s handling of Salmond allegations; and Ulster Unionists call for Direct Rule in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
“David was not cold and uncaring. He cared more, loved more, than any politician I have ever known, but critically, like his religious faith, he rarely showed it.”