Thursday, June 7, 2018

May under pressure over new Brexit back-stop proposal


Britain's so-called Brexit war cabinet meets Thursday with senior ministers reportedly in fierce disagreement over Prime Minister Theresa May's latest proposal to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, the UK's only land border with the European Union. 


Some ministers are objecting to a proposal to temporarily match EU tariffs in order to solve the border issue,  in a row which could threaten Theresa May's leadership.  From London, Catherine Drew reports. 



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