The EU and UK have agreed a Brexit deal just hours before a crunch summit - but the DUP has said it is "news to them".
Boris Johnson tweeted: "We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control — now Parliament should get Brexit done on Saturday so we can move on to other priorities like the cost of living, the NHS, violent crime and our environment." The Northern Irish party told the Mirror its statement from 6.45am today rejecting the deal over customs, consent and VAT "still stands".
It would keep a transition period continuing EU rules and payments to December 2020. But it would scrap the backstop, an insurance policy designed at preventing a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic from 2021.DUP leader Arlene Foster said the sticking points were customs, consent and VAT rules.
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