UK PM Theresa May considering amending Good Friday deal to solve Brexit deadlock: Report

British prime minister Theresa May’s Good Friday plan would see the UK and Ireland agree a separate set of principles or add text to “support or reference” the 1998 peace deal setting out how both sides would guarantee an open border after Brexit, said a report.

Published on: Jan 21, 2019, 09:38:46 IST

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British prime minister Theresa May is considering solving the Brexit deadlock by amending the Good Friday agreement after abandoning attempts to negotiate a cross-party deal, the Daily Telegraph reported late on Sunday.

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street in London, Britain June 29, 2017. REUTERS/Toby Melville (Reuters Photo)

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May’s Good Friday plan would see the UK and Ireland agree a separate set of principles or add text to “support or reference” the 1998 peace deal setting out how both sides would guarantee an open border after Brexit, the newspaper reported.

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