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The UK as well, as Bombardier has a big plant in Northern Ireland in the constituency of the small party that the ruling UK party needs to keep its majority.

This plant employs 4,500 people.

The Economist has a good overview of this fight:

https://www.economist.com/news/business/21729469-row-between...

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The DUP (a right-wing / unionist Northern Ireland party) has a gun to the UK Gov't head at the moment as the Government needs their votes to stay in power (and do Brexit). 4,500 jobs is hugely important to that economy, and by extension to the whole Northern Ireland peace process.

There will be the argument that with supposed friends like the USA trying to screw Northern Ireland like this, then what chance does the UK have for a decent trade deal outside the E?

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