Comment from Theresa May

  • Proposed Canada-style trade deal would break up UK

  • Priority in negotiations is protecting unity of UK

  • Parliament will be given a clear choice of whether to support Brexit deal

  • It is up to the EU to say what their concerns with UK Brexit plan are

  • We need to see EU counter proposals

May seems to be fighting against EU offers to allow Northern Ireland to basically keep its borders open with the EU and trade like before, while forcing Britain into a new deal. She frames it as a sovereignty issue but it sounds like the EU is trying to offer something constructive.