DUP leader Arlene Foster has told Sky News her party is unable to support Theresa May's Brexit deal while it 'poses a threat to the integrity of the UK'.
DUP leader Arlene Foster has told Sky News her party is unable to support Theresa May's Brexit deal while it"poses a threat to the integrity of the UK".But she said there were still too many problems to allow her party to support the deal.
In a statement, the DUP said they had had"good discussions" with the government and that"some progress" had been made on domestic legislation. They said all concerned"recognise the need to ensure that as we leave the European Union the economic and constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom is maintained".It adds that the deal cannot be supported because there have not been"necessary changes" to the backstop.
The statement adds:"The backstop if operational has the potential to create an internal trade border within the United Kingdom and would cut us off from our main internal market, being Great Britain."
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