国际英语资讯:Northern Ireland politicians could threaten Mays Brexit deal
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word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>.</p><p><span word="Arlene">Arlene</span> <span word="Foster">Foster</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="signing">signing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="minority">minority</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="relies">relies</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 10 <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="vital">vital</span> 10 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="headache">headache</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="Foster">Foster</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DUP">DUP</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="divergence">divergence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="Foster">Foster</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="damage">damage</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deal">deal</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="option">option</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="regulations">regulations</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span> 2020. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="rules">rules</span> <span word="applying">applying</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="insists">insists</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="backstop">backstop</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="solution">solution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span>.</p>
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