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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Victory – or a trick? Loyalist South Belfast cautious about Brexit deal

David Milliken in his Sandy Row shop in South Belfast.
David Milliken in his shop in Sandy Row, South Belfast: ‘So far, all we’ve heard is a lot of hype and bluster’. Photograph: Paul Mcerlane/The Guardian

The rest of the world seemed to be hailing the new Brexit deal as a breakthrough but for the people of Sandy Row, a loyalist enclave in south Belfast, that was all the more reason to conclude: not so fast.

News of the accord between the UK government and European Union prompted a mix of pride, uncertainty and suspicion. Was it victory – or a trick?

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