Brexit-backing Tory MPs spilt on Rishi Sunak's Northern Ireland deal
Mr Sunak has been under pressure to secure their backing and restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland in time for the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement in April.
The DUP has already said it will vote against the government's Brexit plans this week. But the government is still expected to win the vote with the support of Labour, who have backed the deal. But legal experts have advised the ERG that EU law will "still be supreme" in Northern Ireland under the deal.
ERG chairman Mark Francois told journalists that the "group hasn't taken the decision yet" and it would be "down to individuals".They handed the European Commission - the EU's executive - a mandate to bring forward the relevant changes on customs, VAT and the Stormont brake. Since Mr Sunak took office last year, he has been seeking to end years of Conservative Party in-fighting over Brexit and its impact on Northern Ireland.
The DUP has blocked the functioning of the power-sharing government at Stormont for more than a year in protest at the protocol.
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