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May to tell EU to drop Irish border 'backstop' idea
By EUobserver
British prime minister Theresa May is to tell the EU it should drop its position on the Irish border solution of creating a so-called 'backstop' (aligning Northern Ireland with EU rules) and "evolve" their position to break the deadlock in Brexit talks. In a speech to be delivered in Belfast on Friday, May is expected to say the backstop solution is "unworkable" and no British prime minister could accept it.