A deal remains Armstrong’s preference. His company’s products are developed, designed and manufactured in his factory in Ballymena. The largest town in north Antrim, the constituency is Leave territory; it returned a 62 per cent Leave vote, substantially higher than the Northern Ireland average of 44 per cent.
“The Remainers, their actions are giving the EU an excuse not to do a deal. They are completely disingenuous. They’re saying they don’t want a no-deal, but they don’t want any deal. They just want to remain in the EU.” “The EU does not want the UK to leave and succeed because it would be detrimental to the survival of the EU.” If there is no-deal, “they decide what happens”.The consequences, he believes, will be felt south of the Border.