DUP ‘plain stupid’ in its economic policy, says retired senior civil servant

Colin Lewis derides party’s support of Brexit and its decision to boycott Stormont

Retired senior civil servant Colin Lewis

Margaret Canning

The DUP has been “plain stupid” in any economic plan to support Brexit and later boycott devolved government, a retired senior civil servant has claimed.

Writing in today’s Belfast Telegraph, Colin Lewis, who was deputy permanent secretary at the Department for the Economy in 2020, says there has been “little logic” in the DUP’s decision to leave government.