Following the announcement that the cabinet has reached a ‘collective’ agreement about the UK's future relationship with the EU after Brexit, Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson said:
"We welcome the fact that the Prime Minister has been able to get a collective cabinet agreement which reflects what could be a positive deal for the whole of the UK. The ball is now very firmly in the EU's court. I would urge Mr Barnier and his colleagues not to reject this potential deal. The most important part to note from a Northern Ireland perspective is that this proposal will remove the necessity for the 'backstop' to be implemented.
“The main priority for any unionist and any Prime Minister is that the constitutional integrity of the United Kingdom is protected and not undermined in negotiations."