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. Dodds said that he had been told by a senior DUP source on Friday night that there was no support for extending the transitional period. Such an extension would cost the United Kingdom billions of pounds, yet our fundamental problem with the EU proposal remains. 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 backing of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) according to its deputy leader, Nigel Dodds. Dodds said that he had been told by a senior DUP source on Friday night that there was no support for extending the transitional period. 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.