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| Parliament has a "clear choice" to stand up for the UK against a draft Brexit deal or allow it to break up the union and make the UK a "vassal" state, DUP MP Nigel Dodds has said. | Parliament has a "clear choice" to stand up for the UK against a draft Brexit deal or allow it to break up the union and make the UK a "vassal" state, DUP MP Nigel Dodds has said. |
| The Irish border has been the main sticking point in the talks. | The Irish border has been the main sticking point in the talks. |
| The UK and EU had agreed to a "backstop", which would see NI stay aligned to some EU rules if another solution cannot be found. | The UK and EU had agreed to a "backstop", which would see NI stay aligned to some EU rules if another solution cannot be found. |
| Mr Dodds told MPs the prime minister had broken promises made to his party. | Mr Dodds told MPs the prime minister had broken promises made to his party. |
| Several cabinet ministers have resigned, saying the deal presents a threat to the integrity of the union. | Several cabinet ministers have resigned, saying the deal presents a threat to the integrity of the union. |
| Mr Dodds is among MPs criticising the prime minister in the House of Commons amid a backlash over her plan. | Mr Dodds is among MPs criticising the prime minister in the House of Commons amid a backlash over her plan. |
| The DUP's 10 MPs prop up the Conservative government to ensure it has a majority to pass key legislation in the Commons. | The DUP's 10 MPs prop up the Conservative government to ensure it has a majority to pass key legislation in the Commons. |
| Mr Dodds said he could take Mrs May through the list of promises she made about the future of Northern Ireland but that would be a "waste of time because she clearly doesn't listen". | Mr Dodds said he could take Mrs May through the list of promises she made about the future of Northern Ireland but that would be a "waste of time because she clearly doesn't listen". |
| He put it to MPs: "The choice is now clear, we stand up for the United Kingdom, the whole of the United Kingdom, the integrity of the United Kingdom or we vote for a vassal state with the break-up of the UK." | He put it to MPs: "The choice is now clear, we stand up for the United Kingdom, the whole of the United Kingdom, the integrity of the United Kingdom or we vote for a vassal state with the break-up of the UK." |
| But the prime minister said it was wrong to imply that she had not considered the interests of the people of Northern Ireland. | But the prime minister said it was wrong to imply that she had not considered the interests of the people of Northern Ireland. |
| What's the latest? | What's the latest? |
| The real furore among politicians is over the UK and EU's agreement on the Northern Ireland backstop. | The real furore among politicians is over the UK and EU's agreement on the Northern Ireland backstop. |
| It would see Northern Ireland staying aligned to some rules of the EU single market, if another solution cannot be found by the end of the transition period in December 2020. | It would see Northern Ireland staying aligned to some rules of the EU single market, if another solution cannot be found by the end of the transition period in December 2020. |
| That means that goods coming into Northern Ireland would need to be checked to see if they meet EU standards. | That means that goods coming into Northern Ireland would need to be checked to see if they meet EU standards. |
| Mrs May has said there was no deal on the table that did not involve signing up to the backstop - but that it is only an insurance policy. | Mrs May has said there was no deal on the table that did not involve signing up to the backstop - but that it is only an insurance policy. |
| "I know there are some who said I should simply rip up the UK's commitment to the backstop but this would have been an entirely irresponsible course of action," she said. | "I know there are some who said I should simply rip up the UK's commitment to the backstop but this would have been an entirely irresponsible course of action," she said. |
| Labour has also said it will not approve the plan, with party leader Jeremy Corbyn saying the backstop proposal would create a "de facto border in the Irish Sea". | Labour has also said it will not approve the plan, with party leader Jeremy Corbyn saying the backstop proposal would create a "de facto border in the Irish Sea". |
| Mr Corbyn said it locked "Britain into a deal which it cannot leave without the agreement of the EU". | Mr Corbyn said it locked "Britain into a deal which it cannot leave without the agreement of the EU". |
| And that's led to resignations? | And that's led to resignations? |
| Yes, four resignations by junior and cabinet ministers before 10:30 GMT on Thursday. | Yes, four resignations by junior and cabinet ministers before 10:30 GMT on Thursday. |
| First was Shailesh Vara, the Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office, who said the deal was not the right one for the UK. | First was Shailesh Vara, the Minister of State at the Northern Ireland Office, who said the deal was not the right one for the UK. |
| He was followed by Dominic Raab, Esther McVey and Suella Braverman. | He was followed by Dominic Raab, Esther McVey and Suella Braverman. |
| Brexit Secretary Mr Raab said the draft deal "presents a very real threat to the integrity of the UK". | Brexit Secretary Mr Raab said the draft deal "presents a very real threat to the integrity of the UK". |
| He said he could not support what amounted to a "hybrid" backstop - the arrangement to keep trade across the border frictionless, which would come into effect if another solution cannot be found by the UK and EU as part of a wider trade deal. | He said he could not support what amounted to a "hybrid" backstop - the arrangement to keep trade across the border frictionless, which would come into effect if another solution cannot be found by the UK and EU as part of a wider trade deal. |
| The DUP's deputy leader, Nigel Dodds, tweeted thanks to Mr Raab and others for "standing up for the union". | The DUP's deputy leader, Nigel Dodds, tweeted thanks to Mr Raab and others for "standing up for the union". |
| Work and Pensions Secretary Ms McVey also said that the deal "threatened the integrity of the UK, which as a unionist she could not sign up to". | Work and Pensions Secretary Ms McVey also said that the deal "threatened the integrity of the UK, which as a unionist she could not sign up to". |
| Junior Brexit minister Suella Braverman's resignation statement said the draft deal's backstop proposal "set out different regulatory regimes for NI threatening to break up our precious union. I am confident... this could have been avoided". | Junior Brexit minister Suella Braverman's resignation statement said the draft deal's backstop proposal "set out different regulatory regimes for NI threatening to break up our precious union. I am confident... this could have been avoided". |
| What about the Northern Ireland parties? | What about the Northern Ireland parties? |
| Mrs May has faced a huge backlash from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), amid suggestions of moves within the Conservative Party to force a no-confidence vote. | Mrs May has faced a huge backlash from the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), amid suggestions of moves within the Conservative Party to force a no-confidence vote. |
| DUP MP Jim Shannon said his party had been "betrayed" by the prime minister. | DUP MP Jim Shannon said his party had been "betrayed" by the prime minister. |
| He told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster programme that his party feels Theresa May has broken her commitments to them and is "up for an election". | He told BBC NI's Good Morning Ulster programme that his party feels Theresa May has broken her commitments to them and is "up for an election". |
| Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill said Brexit was not an "orange or green issue" and that the backstop would protect the Good Friday Agreement, while the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood urged people to stay calm to give the deal space. | Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill said Brexit was not an "orange or green issue" and that the backstop would protect the Good Friday Agreement, while the SDLP leader Colum Eastwood urged people to stay calm to give the deal space. |
| Stephen Farry, the deputy leader of Alliance said it is important that the business community speaks out more loudly in the coming days, as the deal offers them the best of both worlds. | Stephen Farry, the deputy leader of Alliance said it is important that the business community speaks out more loudly in the coming days, as the deal offers them the best of both worlds. |
| You can read more reaction to the proposals from the business community here. | You can read more reaction to the proposals from the business community here. |
| But Ulster Unionist leader, Robin Swann, said the draft deal had been "a monumental error of judgement on behalf of the DUP", which would have a devastating long-term impact. | But Ulster Unionist leader, Robin Swann, said the draft deal had been "a monumental error of judgement on behalf of the DUP", which would have a devastating long-term impact. |
| What has the Irish government said? | What has the Irish government said? |
| Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), Leo Varadkar, met the leaders of four Stormont pro-remain parties - Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance and the Greens - on Thursday morning to brief them on the draft deal. | Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister), Leo Varadkar, met the leaders of four Stormont pro-remain parties - Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance and the Greens - on Thursday morning to brief them on the draft deal. |
| The Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, has said people "should not talk down" the chances of a Brexit deal getting through Parliament. | The Irish Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, has said people "should not talk down" the chances of a Brexit deal getting through Parliament. |
| Mr Coveney told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ that the deal is "the only one on the table". | Mr Coveney told Irish national broadcaster RTÉ that the deal is "the only one on the table". |
| But he said Mrs May needs to use her mettle and powers of persuasion to get the deal approved in the Commons, and that he recognised there are difficult days ahead. | But he said Mrs May needs to use her mettle and powers of persuasion to get the deal approved in the Commons, and that he recognised there are difficult days ahead. |
| What happens next? | What happens next? |
| An emergency EU summit is now due to take place on 25 November to agree the draft text. | An emergency EU summit is now due to take place on 25 November to agree the draft text. |
| After that, Mrs May needs to get MPs to vote for it. The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said that could take place in early December. | After that, Mrs May needs to get MPs to vote for it. The BBC's political editor Laura Kuenssberg said that could take place in early December. |
| There have been a number of calls by senior Conservatives for the prime minister to go and there could yet be more resignations from the cabinet. | |
| Former chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Laurence Robertson said he has written a letter of no confidence in the prime minister to the Conservative Party 's 1922 committee. | Former chairman of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Laurence Robertson said he has written a letter of no confidence in the prime minister to the Conservative Party 's 1922 committee. |
| If 48 letters are submitted then Theresa May would face a no-confidence vote within the Conservative Party. | If 48 letters are submitted then Theresa May would face a no-confidence vote within the Conservative Party. |