The TUV leader was speaking during a debate in the Commons.

The vote passed on a straight majority basis in the face of opposition from unionist MLAs.

Campaigner Jamie Bryson challenged DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson to a public debate on post-Brexit trading arrangements.

The Unionist Voice Policy Studies group has also asked for confirmation that checks on goods destined for Northern Ireland will end.

Northern Ireland political leaders met at Stormont Castle on Friday ahead of the return of devolved government on Saturday.

The UK's Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he did not accept the remarks during the exchange in the UK's House of Commons