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DUP chief says Irish backstop was 'tactic' by EU
By EUobserver
Arlene Foster, head of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party, said Monday the 'backstop' was "only ever a negotiating tactic by the European Union" in Brexit talks. The backstop, preventing a EU-UK hard border on the Irish island, will only come to pass if talks for a trade deal fail. Meanwhile on Monday, UK prime minister Theresa May - who needs the DUP's support - lobbied business on the deal.