As Sir Jeffrey Donaldson spoke in the Commons against Brexit's Protocol, the exasperated looks from the two SDLP MPs directly behind him summed up the feelings of many.
The DUP leader said his party "warned about the consequences". The same DUP that championed leaving the European Union, and when holding the balance of power at Westminster, sided with Tories pushing for ever harder forms of Brexit.
He warned of the economic impact of the Irish Sea trade deal, just weeks after fumbling in an election debate over statistics that it later transpired showed total average grocery prices were lower in Northern Ireland than Great Britain.
