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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 has arrived in Northern Ireland as part of her two-week push to sell her agreement. | |
| 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". |
| But Mrs May rejected that claim and said that getting a withdrawal deal was about "compromising". | But Mrs May rejected that claim and said that getting a withdrawal deal was about "compromising". |
| Speaking during a visit to the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, she said she had "protected our vital interests", which included protecting Northern Ireland. | Speaking during a visit to the Royal Welsh Winter Fair, she said she had "protected our vital interests", which included protecting Northern Ireland. |
| Asked if there was a plan B for Brexit, she said her focus was on getting her draft deal through Parliament "in the national interest". | Asked if there was a plan B for Brexit, she said her focus was on getting her draft deal through Parliament "in the national interest". |
| 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. | Mrs Foster said that the prime minister was "wasting time" trying to sell the agreement because it would not get the approval of Parliament. |
| She added that there was no way that the DUP could support it - the party has said that it will vote against the deal. | She added that there was no way that the DUP could support it - the party has said that it will vote against the deal. |
| The DUP has warned that 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 warned that 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. |
| Sinn Féin, the SDLP, the Alliance Party and the Green Party in Northern Ireland, which are all anti-Brexit, have spoken in support of the draft deal. | Sinn Féin, the SDLP, the Alliance Party and the Green Party in Northern Ireland, which are all anti-Brexit, have spoken in support of the draft deal. |
| Analysis: Mark Devenport, BBC News NI political editor | Analysis: Mark Devenport, BBC News NI political editor |
| Politics can be a topsy-turvy business. | 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. |
| Read more: May likely to face mixed reception in NI | Read more: May likely to face mixed reception in NI |
| Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will oppose it, calling it "the worst of all worlds". | Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has said his party will oppose it, calling it "the worst of all worlds". |
| Ex-defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon said Mrs May's Brexit deal is "doomed" and must be renegotiated. | Ex-defence secretary Sir Michael Fallon said Mrs May's Brexit deal is "doomed" and must be renegotiated. |
| US President Donald Trump has suggested the draft agreement could threaten a US-UK trade deal. | US President Donald Trump has suggested the draft agreement could threaten a US-UK trade deal. |
| Mrs May rejected that, adding that the UK is in talks with the US about their future trading relationship. | Mrs May rejected that, adding that the UK is in talks with the US about their future trading relationship. |
| 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" last 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" last 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. |