The Orange Order has said the Northern Ireland protocol must be scrapped immediately and it won't allow the local economy "to be reorientated towards Dublin in order to facilitate a united Ireland by stealth".
Its statement came as the DUP's online petition secured the 100,000 signatures needed to secure a parliamentary debate on triggering Article 16.
"Yes, we did it," said Arlene Foster. "That's people power and politics in action together."
The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland said it had met with all the unionist parties and was encouraged by the "unanimity of purpose shown" in recent days.
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It said the protocol must be binned immediately.