In January this year something unique happened — a majority of the House of Commons agreed an approach to Brexit. A coalition of Conservatives, the DUP and Labour MPs came together to pass an amendment that stood in my name. It was the first — and to date only — time that the elected chamber agreed on how the UK should leave the European Union and deliver on the result of the referendum.
The amendment addressed the so-called backstop — that part of the agreement the government had negotiated with the EU to which so many objected. The provisions of the backstop could have seen Northern Ireland separated from the rest of the United Kingdom, something those of us who cherish the Union could not