Britain had arrangements in place that will enable it to manage if London and Brussels fail to agree a deal over their divorce, British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday in an interview with LBC radio.
She had shown "nothing but respect" during Brexit talks with the European Union, and that Britain deserved to be treated the same way, noted May.
May also said on Tuesday that she is preparing to make a new offer to the European Union aimed at breaking the deadlock in the Brexit negotiations.
Anti-Brexit protestors carry EU flags as they stand alongside the pro-Brexit Leave Means Leave battle bus parked on the street in Birmingham, October 01, 2018. /VCG Photo
"We will be setting forwards those proposals. Can I just explain why we are setting forward our own proposals? It is because the plan the European Union put forward is not acceptable to us," May said.
"Because the plan the European Union has put forward is one that effectively keeps Northern Ireland in the customs union and ensures that effectively there is a customs border down the Irish sea."
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