The 10-strong group of Democratic Unionist Party MPs, the Northern Ireland party that has an arrangement to support May's minority government, also say they will resist customs checks in the Island of Ireland.

Britain's Brexit secretary Dominic Raab travelled to the border area at Warrenpoint Port in Northern Ireland to meet local business people before heading for talks in Belfast.

Meanwhile Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley and Britain's Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington were in Dublin at a meeting of the British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference (BIIGC).

Raab faced criticism for failing to meet local politicians in Northern Ireland at Warrenpoint, with some accusing the minister of "running away".

Westminster MP Chris Hazzard who represents the Northern Ireland constituency of South Down, said he was not given the opportunity to engage with Raab. Hazzard accused Raab of acting like a "thief in the night".

Political commentators say negotiators from both London and Brussels have held several meetings this week to discuss issues to be resolved ahead of Britain's planned exit from the EU next March.

Two days ago Raab said he expects a deal on the UK's exit from the EU to be agreed within three weeks.

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