.brendanhughes64: 'While Sir Jeffrey has doubled down saying he stands by his assertions, two health trusts and the supplier of the equipment have all dismissed his claims.'
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson may very well wish he had never opened his mouth to claim Brexit's Northern Ireland Protocol caused delays in heart surgery.
Sir Jeffrey's claim during a TV debate that consumers in Northern Ireland pay "4% more per item" than in Great Britain was found to be incorrect by a fact-checking group. While it may be inconvenient for parties seeking to pitch a singular narrative to voters, the truth about the protocol is that it's complicated.
Get the latest politics news and analysis in your inbox Want the biggest political stories sent straight to you? The picture for the health service is also not black and white, calling into question the DUP's repeated unequivocal warning that the protocol is "jeopardising our medicine supply".
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