David Davis: Northern Ireland plan would apply to whole UK

Brexit secretary says ‘regulatory alignment’ would not mean having same rules as EU or remaining in single market
Any Brexit deal that applies to Northern Ireland will also cover the rest of the UK, David Davis has promised in an urgent bid to reassure the Democrat Unionist party on whom the government relies for votes.The Brexit secretary told MPs the government was seeking “regulatory alignment” with the EU, although shortly afterwards the DUP MP Nigel Dodds said his pa