EU and Union flags outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, January 30, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville
June 7, 2018
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will not face any ministerial resignations over disagreements over a failsafe policy to prevent a hard border on the island of Ireland, the BBC’s political editor said on Thursday.
“Senior source tells me there will be ‘more clarity’ on the time limit on the backstop – and will still be published today – but ‘nobody will be resigning from the govt today,’” Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter.
Senior members of the British government will try on Thursday to agree a “backstop” plan for the Irish border when Britain leaves the EU following reports that Brexit minister David Davis opposes the current proposal because it lacks a time limit.
(Reporting By Andrew MacAskill; editing by Stephen Addison)
