R4: "Might you possibly vote for the deal tomorrow?" DUP's Sammy Wilson: "I can give you an absolute assurance we will not be voting for the deal. Why would we?"
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R4: "Isn't there a risk that he loses, has a general election, and suddenly he doesn't need you at all?" Sammy Wilson: "Equally, he's vulnerable now, but with a bigger majority he may be more robust in his negotiations"
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R4: "So you think he could actually come back onside after an election even if you weren't the difference between him winning and losing?" SW: "Yes I do, and I suspect he has been forced into this position by the Labour Party and the fact the EU know he is in vulnerable."
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Sammy Wilson: "This is why we think voting this down tomorrow is not the end of the game, but opens up possibilities for the government which are not available at the moment, after a general election."
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So the DUP bafflingly think (and hope) Boris Johnson will lose the vote tomorrow, call a general election, and that if he wins with a clear majority he will renegotiate a deal with the DUP's red lines in place.
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Key point though: Wilson said Boris Johnson had not spoken to the DUP since the deal, or tried to, clearly knowing he’s sold them out and that there’s no point trying to persuade them.
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