"If the U.K. or Northern Ireland remained in the EU customs union, or better still the single market, there would be no border issue," he said. "We don't want there to be a hard border, but the U.K. is going to be leaving the customs union and the single market," he said. May's government insists Britain will leave the customs union and single market when it leaves the EU. Hogan argues this "hard border" won't be needed if Britain, at the very least, allows Northern Ireland to remain in the customs union. Foster told her party conference Saturday that the party would not back any agreement that "creates barriers" between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom, in effect ruling out special status for Northern Ireland in the post-Brexit era.

Source: ABC News November 26, 2017 17:15 UTC