Foster claims that May is tied to the idea of ​​the Irish Sea Border

British Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for Brexit have come under new pressure after the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), on which she relies, has declared a letter from Brexit about 'alarm".

The DUP accused the prime minister of violating the promise that she would never sign an agreement that treated Northern Ireland differently from the rest of the UK.

Ms May said that EU negotiators still insisted that Northern Ireland remain in the single market and in the customs union in case of failed negotiations.

She interpreted Ms. May's promise in the letter never to let a division of the United Kingdom "come into force" as recognition that such a clause should be included in a final agreement, the London Time The newspaper reported on Friday.

The DUP seized a particular paragraph – seen by the Time – in which Ms May stated that she could not accept circumstances or conditions which could divide the customs territory of the United Kingdom prior to its entry into force.

Arlene Foster, leader of the DUP, tweeted Friday on Twitter: "The Prime Minister's letter sounds the alarm for those who attach importance to the integrity of our precious union and for those who want a real Brexit for the UK. It is clear from his letter that the Prime Minister is committed to the idea of ​​a border along the Irish Sea with NI in the EU regulatory regime ".

Letter leak

Some observers, as well as the DUP, see the leak of the letter as part of the groundwork by Ms. May for a confrontation with the party during checks at British ports or factories in Northern Ireland or Great Britain. -Britain.

According to EU proposals, UK officials would be the "competent authorities" to carry out the checks, but according to EU rules, the DUP will cross something that will cross its "red line".

DUP MP Sammy Wilson has increased pressure on the government, explaining to RTÉ Sean O'Rourke Program "The battle is not lost. Even if she gets it [her Brexit plan] by cabinet, she will lose it in the House of Commons.

"There will be consequences if the [British] the government breaks the agreement. "This letter raises concerns. But nothing is still proposed, we will make a judgment on the facts of the case. "

He added that the British government must respect the vote of the people, who voted for Brexit. He then warned that a scenario of lack of agreement would be "extremely detrimental" to the economy of the Republic of Ireland.

Mr Wilson expressed concern that once a legal framework is signed, "we know what direction the EU will take, and they will veto its withdrawal. "

"This is the harsh reality. All points of the Prime Minister (in the letter) are ambitious. The back stop will be legal.

Warning

The warning of the DUP highlights the difficulties that Mrs May must overcome to obtain any divorce agreement in Brexit, which, according to London and Brussels, was concluded at 95%, approved by both her split party and by the Northern Irish legislators who keep it in power.

A spokesman for Downing Street said: "The Prime Minister's letter sets out its commitment, in which it has been absolutely clear on several occasions, never to accept circumstances in which the United Kingdom is divided into two customs territories. The government will not accept anything that can create a hard border on the island of Ireland. "

The EU has insisted that negotiations on a broader UK approach fail if the negotiations on a broader approach for the UK are limited to Northern Ireland. It is designed to prevent the return of a hard border between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

No matter which version of the backstop would apply unless a broader agreement between the UK and the EU on future relations resolves the question of how to avoid a hard border .

Since Ms. May unleashed formal divorce talks in March 2017, negotiators have struggled to find a solution at the 400-kilometer land border on the island of Ireland.

The current proposal would like the whole of the UK to remain in the framework of a temporary customs agreement with the EU, although it is not known how much time remains and that will happen after.

The discussion comes as Brexit should dominate the agenda of the British Irish Council on Friday, which will include Taoiseach's Leo Varadkar, David Lidington, who is in fact Ms. May's badistant, and secretary of the board. Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley.

Mountain peak

Premiers of Scotland and Wales, Nicola Sturgeon and Carwyn Jones, will also attend the summit on the Isle of Man.

The Brexit should also be a focal point when Ms May meets with the French president for a working lunch after attending the armistice commemorations in Belgium and France.

Downing Street downplayed suggestions that an agreement on Brexit is imminent, after European Council President Donald Tusk seemed to indicate that a breakthrough could take place next week.

Meanwhile, conservative Eurosceptic MEPs have said they will still vote against the Brexit government's deal, even though May is negotiating an exit clause from the Irish security fund, according to former minister Steve Baker.

The cabinet was caught in a bitter internal quarrel over whether, and how, the government could get away from the background, with some ministers concerned, May's plans could leave the UK in a vacuum permanent.

Mr Wilson said that another referendum on Brexit would not solve the problem, people would have the same information and would make the same decision, he said. – PA / Guardian / Agencies