The proposed extension to the post-Brexit transition period does not have the backing of EU (DUP) according to its deputy leader, Theresa May . The announcement came just hours after the prime minister, Theresa May , suggested that she would be open to lengthening the implementation period by July . Dodds said an extension would not help solve the issue of the Northern Irish border, but would prolong the period in which the Brussels is paying money to the EU without having a say in its decisions.
The proposed extension to the post-Brexit transition period does not have the backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) according to its deputy leader, Nigel Dodds. The announcement came a few hours after the prime minister, Theresa May, suggested that she would be open to lengthening the implementation period by a few months. Dodds said an extension would not help solve the issue of the Northern Irish border, but would prolong the period in which the UK is paying money to the EU without having a say in its decisions.