Deputy leader Nigel Dodds said the EU's resistance to amending the Withdrawal Agreement must be challenged by UK Prime Minister, Theresa May
Deputy leader Nigel Dodds said the EU's resistance to amending the Withdrawal Agreement must be challenged by UK Prime Minister, Theresa May.
The DUP deputy leader reiterated the danger of the backstop becoming operational, which would lead Northern Ireland to sit in a separate legal position from the rest of the United Kingdom in economic and trade terms. It would also see Northern Ireland adhere to EU single market rules on goods - again to rule out the necessity for border regulatory checks.
"The arguments we have advanced are well understood across parliament and there is strong recognition in the House of Commons that Northern Ireland cannot be subjected to new and onerous trade barriers within the United Kingdom as the price of leaving the European Union.
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