" The proposed extension to the post - Brexit transition period does not have the support 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 transition 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 .
The proposed extension to the post - Brexit transition period does not have the support 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 transition 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 .