@492Luther @MagnusCanis2 @NewtonEmerson No, it was demanded by the DUP, agreed by both Govts and SF but opposed by UUP, SDLP and Alliance.
Oddly, the DUP are noe hoist on their own petard: under pre-St AA rules, DUP would still be FM.
Not the first time the DUP have been the architects of their own woes. #Brexit