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Bad faith arguments over Ireland and the EU

GUARDIAN columnist Polly Toynbee never tires of writing features detailing how one force or another “must” do everything possible, including sacrificing dearly held principles if necessary, to keep Britain in the European Union.

She’s not bothered whether this is achieved through recourse to another referendum or by the combined Remain forces in both houses of Parliament uniting to flout the decision voters plumped for in June 2016.

Toynbee surpassed herself last week by moving beyond her “Labour must” and “business must” pleas and roping in Sinn Fein MPs as possible collaborators in service to the EU superstate.

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