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Northern Irish DUP says will vote against May's 'pitiful' Brexit deal
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 24, 2018 / 7:11 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Northern Irish DUP says will vote against May's 'pitiful' Brexit deal
Amanda Ferguson
4 MIN READ
BELFAST (Reuters) - The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Saturday said it would vote against her Brexit withdrawal agreement, which its deputy leader said would leave Britain in a “pitiful and pathetic place”.
The pledge to vote down the deal was made by party leader Arlene Foster at the end of her Democratic Unionist Party’s annual conference at which members gave standing ovation to key May rival Boris Johnson’s proposal to begin preparations for a “no deal” Brexit.
“We will vote against it if its brought to parliament,” Foster told Ireland’s RTE television in an interview from the conference, in her most direct comments on the issue to date.
May’s divorce treaty and accompanying political declaration are due to be endorsed in Brussels on Sunday by May and the other 27 EU leaders.
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Northern Irish DUP says will vote against May's 'pitiful' Brexit deal
Amanda Ferguson
4 MIN READ
BELFAST (Reuters) - The Northern Irish party propping up British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government on Saturday said it would vote against her Brexit withdrawal agreement, which its deputy leader said would leave Britain in a “pitiful and pathetic place”.
The pledge to vote down the deal was made by party leader Arlene Foster at the end of her Democratic Unionist Party’s annual conference at which members gave standing ovation to key May rival Boris Johnson’s proposal to begin preparations for a “no deal” Brexit.
“We will vote against it if its brought to parliament,” Foster told Ireland’s RTE television in an interview from the conference, in her most direct comments on the issue to date.
May’s divorce treaty and accompanying political declaration are due to be endorsed in Brussels on Sunday by May and the other 27 EU leaders.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-nireland/northern-irish-dup-says-will-vote-against-mays-pitiful-brexit-deal-idUSKCN1NT0F7