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Brendan Hughes: Brexit NI Protocol legal action reaches end of the road

The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed a legal challenge backed by unionists and Brexiteers against the Northern Ireland Protocol, but that didn't stop them spinning it as a win.

Despite five justices rejecting the case on all grounds, TUV leader Jim Allister argued the judgments "greatly strengthen" opposition to the Irish Sea trade arrangements.

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson gave a milder justification for the failed court action, saying it served to "highlight" some of the reasons why unionists reject the protocol.

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