UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that any bilateral agreement with the uk regarding the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland would be temporary to prevent the UK being left in permanent limbo , should a new agreement between the UK and EU never be agreed . Addressing the House of Commons on 15 October , May said the final Brexit negotiations and upcoming meetings of the European Council would require " cool , calm heads " . May reiterated that the EU 's proposal of a border in the sea between the island of Ireland and the rest of the UK would never be acceptable to the uk .
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has said that any backstop agreement with the EU regarding the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland must be temporary to prevent the UK being left in permanent limbo, should a new agreement between the UK and EU never be agreed. Addressing the House of Commons on 15 October, May said the final Brexit negotiations and upcoming meeting of the European Council will require "cool, calm heads". May reiterated that the EU's proposal of a border in the sea between the island of Ireland and the rest of the UK would never be acceptable to the UK.