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| DUP's Foster hits out at May's Brexit 'propaganda' tour | DUP's Foster hits out at May's Brexit 'propaganda' tour |
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| The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has accused Theresa May of "giving up" on getting a better Brexit deal. | The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Arlene Foster has accused Theresa May of "giving up" on getting a better Brexit deal. |
| The prime minister is due to arrive in Northern Ireland later as part of a two-week push to sell her deal. | The prime minister is due to arrive in Northern Ireland later as part of a two-week push to sell her deal. |
| Speaking to the BBC, Mrs Foster accused Mrs May of engaging in "propaganda". | Speaking to the BBC, Mrs Foster accused Mrs May of engaging in "propaganda". |
| The terms of the withdrawal agreement were approved by the 27 other EU leaders at a summit on Sunday. | The terms of the withdrawal agreement were approved by the 27 other EU leaders at a summit on Sunday. |
| Mrs Foster said that the prime minister was "wasting time" trying to sell the agreement because it would not get the approval of Parliament and there was no way that her party could support it. | Mrs Foster said that the prime minister was "wasting time" trying to sell the agreement because it would not get the approval of Parliament and there was no way that her party could support it. |
| The DUP has previously said that it will vote against the deal. | The DUP has previously said that it will vote against the deal. |
| The DUP has said it will review its parliamentary pact with the Conservatives, which props up Mrs May's government - if the deal is approved by MPs. | The DUP has said it will review its parliamentary pact with the Conservatives, which props up Mrs May's government - if the deal is approved by MPs. |
| Mrs Foster said she knew that "people are fed up" but added that it was not a reason to "accept what's on the table". | Mrs Foster said she knew that "people are fed up" but added that it was not a reason to "accept what's on the table". |
| She also said it was "offensive" to suggest that there could be last-minute financial inducements from the government that could get the DUP on board. | She also said it was "offensive" to suggest that there could be last-minute financial inducements from the government that could get the DUP on board. |
| The SDLP, Alliance, Sinn Féin and the Green Party, who are all anti-Brexit, have welcomed the draft deal. | The SDLP, Alliance, Sinn Féin and the Green Party, who are all anti-Brexit, have welcomed the draft deal. |
| Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will oppose it, calling it "the worst of all worlds". | Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will oppose it, calling it "the worst of all worlds". |
| Ex-defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said Mrs May's Brexit deal is "doomed" and must be renegotiated. | Ex-defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon has said Mrs May's Brexit deal is "doomed" and must be renegotiated. |
| Analysis: Mark Devenport, BBC News NI political editor | Analysis: Mark Devenport, BBC News NI political editor |
| Politics can be a topsy-turvy business. | |
| Not so long ago, the four Stormont parties opposed to Brexit complained that Theresa May was refusing to see them as a joint delegation. | Not so long ago, the four Stormont parties opposed to Brexit complained that Theresa May was refusing to see them as a joint delegation. |
| But the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Westminster opposition leaders had been happy to meet them. | But the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier and Westminster opposition leaders had been happy to meet them. |
| Now their - still separate - encounters with the prime minister at Stormont promise to be rather more consensual than Mrs May's meeting with her semi-detached parliamentary allies in the DUP. | Now their - still separate - encounters with the prime minister at Stormont promise to be rather more consensual than Mrs May's meeting with her semi-detached parliamentary allies in the DUP. |
| Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance Party and the Greens have all made it clear that while they don't regard Mrs May's deal as perfect, they believe her Northern Ireland backstop is the best of a bad job. | Sinn Féin, the SDLP, Alliance Party and the Greens have all made it clear that while they don't regard Mrs May's deal as perfect, they believe her Northern Ireland backstop is the best of a bad job. |
| Read more: May likely to face mixed reception in NI | Read more: May likely to face mixed reception in NI |
| Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Green Party leader Clare Bailey and Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry met members of the business community at Stormont on Monday. | Sinn Féin vice-president Michelle O'Neill, SDLP leader Colum Eastwood, Green Party leader Clare Bailey and Alliance Party deputy leader Stephen Farry met members of the business community at Stormont on Monday. |
| The prime minister has pledged to put her "heart and soul" into convincing MPs to back the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. | The prime minister has pledged to put her "heart and soul" into convincing MPs to back the terms of the UK's withdrawal from the EU. |
| Speaking after her meeting with business figures at Stormont on Monday, DUP leader Arlene Foster accused the media of trying to drive a wedge between her party and companies over Brexit. | Speaking after her meeting with business figures at Stormont on Monday, DUP leader Arlene Foster accused the media of trying to drive a wedge between her party and companies over Brexit. |
| Meanwhile Ulster Unionist leader, Robin Swann MLA, has called on the prime minister to put plans in place for the extension of Article 50 rather than "risk the future of the Union for the sake of meeting a deadline". | Meanwhile Ulster Unionist leader, Robin Swann MLA, has called on the prime minister to put plans in place for the extension of Article 50 rather than "risk the future of the Union for the sake of meeting a deadline". |
| Parliament will decide whether to accept or reject the package in a vote on 11 December. | Parliament will decide whether to accept or reject the package in a vote on 11 December. |
| Mrs May's campaign - which saw her appeal to the public in a "letter to the nation" at the weekend - could also include a televised debate with Mr Corbyn, the Daily Telegraph has reported. | Mrs May's campaign - which saw her appeal to the public in a "letter to the nation" at the weekend - could also include a televised debate with Mr Corbyn, the Daily Telegraph has reported. |
| The UK is scheduled to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, whether the deal is sanctioned or not. | The UK is scheduled to leave the EU on 29 March 2019, whether the deal is sanctioned or not. |