The prime minister, Theresa May , has rejected EU proposal for the Northern Ireland border after Northern Ireland . Mr Barnier stressed that the document was a draft and would now be circulated among the 27 other EU nations and the European Parliament's Brexit steering group for revision and agreement before being placed on the negotiating table. The the European Union's draft legal agreement calls for a "backstop" in the event that the Brexit fails to find a solution, which would be an "area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods is ensured". May said "no UK prime minister could ever agree" to the proposal, which would in effect keep Northern Ireland within a customs union. Theresa May , the EU 's chief negotiator, called for the UK to set out an alternative proposal.
The prime minister, Theresa May , has rejected EU proposal for the Northern Ireland border after Northern Ireland . The the European Union's draft legal agreement calls for a "backstop" in the event that the Brexit fails to find a solution, which would be an "area without internal borders in which the free movement of goods is ensured". May said "no UK prime minister could ever agree" to the proposal, which would in effect keep Northern Ireland within a customs union. Theresa May , the EU 's chief negotiator, called for the UK to set out an alternative proposal.