The Brexit negotiations have dominated our politics for three years. We need to respect the referendum result. The democratic decision has been made, whether in London or Brussels or indeed Dublin, now is the time to work for a sensible deal. The intransigence of the last three years must be left behind or else we are destined for a WTO exit in October.

Arlene Foster

Arlene Isabel Foster MLA PC (née Kelly, 3 July 1970) is a Northern Irish politician serving as Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party since 2015. She has been the Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003. Foster served in the Northern Ireland Executive as Minister of the Environment from 2007 until 2008, Minister for Enterprise and Investment from 2008 until 2015 and Minister for Finance and Personnel from 2015 until 2016. In January 2016, Foster became First Minister of Northern Ireland and shared power with Martin McGuinness.

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