Tory loyalists to test if Irish backstop end date will win over rebels

Amendment to Brexit deal would prevent Northern Ireland backstop extending beyond 2022Loyalist Tory MPs are to test whether inserting a sunset clause for the Northern Irish backstop would be a path to convincing rebels to accept Theresa May’s Brexit deal.Andrew Murrison, the chair of the Northern Ireland affairs committee, has tabled an amendment to May’s Brexit deal – set to be voted on by MPs on Tuesday – that would prevent the backstop arrangement extending beyond the