UK PM candidates say time limit would not make Northern Irish backstop acceptable
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The two candidates vying to be Britain’s next prime minister both said on Monday that they would not be willing to accept the so-called Northern Irish backstop element of Theresa May’s Brexit deal, even if a time limit was set.