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The UK and EU agree terms for Brexit transition period
So it looks like NI is staying in the SM and CU after all.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-43456502The UK and EU have agreed on a "large part" of the agreement that will lead to the "orderly withdrawal" of the UK.
Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier and David Davis said they had agreed terms for a transition period, calling the announcement a "decisive step".
But issues still to be resolved include the Northern Ireland border.
The transitional period is set to last from 29 March, 2019 to December 2020, and is intended to smooth the path to a future permanent relationship.
Mr Barnier said there was also an agreement on the rights of 4.5m EU citizens in the UK and the 1.2m UK citizens in the EU after Brexit, including giving EU citizens arriving in the UK during the transition the same rights and guarantees as those who arrive before Brexit.
The proposed deal will include an emergency "backstop" option to avoid a hard border that would allow Northern Ireland to stay in the single market and the customs union - a move which Theresa May had opposed.
So it looks like NI is staying in the SM and CU after all.
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