The Democratic Unionist Party has said it will not accept any Brexit deal that "separates" Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. The Democratic Unionist Party has said it will not accept any Brexit deal that "separates" Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. DUP vows to block any Brexit border deal which separates NI from rest of UKDUP leader Arlene Foster said the party, which which props up Theresa May's Tory minority Government, would not allow "any form of regulatory divergence" from the UK. If this operates purely on a Northern Ireland basis, it's going to put Northern Ireland businesses ... potentially, at a very significant disadvantage. Earlier, Mrs May's official spokesman said any agreement on the Irish border would protect the "territorial and economic integrity" of the UK.

Source: Irish Independent December 04, 2017 09:22 UTC