. PatLeahyIT and PatrickSmyth1 report from Brussels as the EU offers the UK a Brexit extension until October 31st
Mrs May, responding to concerns – particularly from the French that the UK could be disruptive to EU decision-making if it remained a member for long – reiterated assurances that the UK would act in a spirit of “sincere co-operation”.
Separately, DUP leader Arlene Foster on Wednesday night accused British prime minister Mrs May of trying to force people into backing her Brexit deal. Ms Foster will be joined by Northern Ireland MEP Diane Dodds as well as Conservative MPs Iain Duncan Smith and Owen Paterson at Thursday’s meeting. The DUP adamantly oppose the backstop insurance policy for the Northern Ireland border, which they believe would redraw the border with the EU down the Irish Sea.has spoken much about protecting the peace process and the Belfast Agreement but has consistently ignored the views of unionists who do not want a new border erected between Northern Ireland the rest of the UK.
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