Northern Ireland party leader rejects Brexit deal

(25 Nov 2018) The leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party has used her keynote speech at the annual conference to reject the British government's planned Brexit deal. Arlene Foster said in Belfast on Saturday that the deal agreed by Prime Minister Theresa May is unacceptable and must be improved upon in the weeks ahead. Foster's view is important because the DUP provides crucial votes that help keep May's Conservative Party in power despite its minority position in Parliament. She said that the draft agreement raises constitutional questions that can't be ignored. The DUP has said it may drop its backing of the government because of the Brexit plan. Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson also slammed the proposed Brexit deal but urged the Democratic Unionist Party not to abandon the Conservative Party. Johnson said that Prime Minister Theresa May's government is "making a historic mistake" if it goes forward with its Brexit plan. He said it would greatly reduce Britain's influence and ability to make independent trade deals. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...