Following her conversation with Theresa May, the DUP said Foster was ready to fly to London to examine the finer points of any agreement. May and Foster agreed that staff from both sides would continue to work on the issue of the Irish border – with the DUP concerned about the scope of a promise of continued regulatory “alignment” in the event of no deal. Earlier, Foster said the latest furore could have been avoided if her party had had a seat at the table in the Brexit talks. A spokesman said: “The prime minister said earlier this week we’re making good progress and there’s more work to do. She described the taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, as a friend but accused him of taking the “Sinn Féin line” on Brexit talks.

Source: The Guardian December 06, 2017 11:10 UTC