Brexit: UK to consider longer transition period

 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-45897253

The UK's transition out of the EU could be extended by "a matter of months" to ensure there is no visible border in Northern Ireland, Theresa May has said.

The prime minister said this was a new idea that had emerged in negotiations and was not expected to be used.

The UK leaves the EU in March, and the current plan is for a transition period to finish at the end of 2020.

Some Tory MPs and Brexit campaigners are angry at the idea of the UK being tied to EU rules for longer.