| − | Regarding [[Brexit]], the DUP strongly supported Brexit during the referendum campaign,<ref name="Kassam"/><ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dup-confirms-it-will-campaign-for-brexit-in-leaveremain-referendum-34470806.html DUP confirms it will campaign for Brexit in Leave/Remain referendum]. ''Belfast Telegraph''. February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> and was the only major Northern Ireland party to do so.<ref name="Pasha-Robinson"/> However, it supports a "soft Brexit" due to its opposition to a "hard border" with [[Ireland]].<ref>Hughes, Laura (June 9, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/suddenly-become-important-democratic-unionist-party-could-hold/ Who are the DUP and will they demand a soft Brexit to prop up the Tories?]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref name="Baker">Baker, Neal (June 9, 2017). [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3758814/dup-democratic-unionist-party-2017-manifesto-policies-mps-minority-government-arlene-foster/ Who are the DUP, how many MPs do they have and what policies are in the Democratic Unionist Party manifesto?] ''The Sun''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> Some DUP members closely aligned themselves with conservative pro-Brexit activist and former [[UKIP]] president [[Nigel Farage]] on the issue.<ref name="Kassam"/> | + | The DUP is a [[Euroskeptic]] party. Regarding [[Brexit]], the DUP strongly supported Brexit during the referendum campaign,<ref name="Kassam"/><ref>[http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/dup-confirms-it-will-campaign-for-brexit-in-leaveremain-referendum-34470806.html DUP confirms it will campaign for Brexit in Leave/Remain referendum]. ''Belfast Telegraph''. February 20, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> and was the only major Northern Ireland party to do so.<ref name="Pasha-Robinson"/> However, it supports a "soft Brexit" due to its opposition to a "hard border" with [[Ireland]].<ref>Hughes, Laura (June 9, 2017). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/09/suddenly-become-important-democratic-unionist-party-could-hold/ Who are the DUP and will they demand a soft Brexit to prop up the Tories?]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref><ref name="Baker">Baker, Neal (June 9, 2017). [https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3758814/dup-democratic-unionist-party-2017-manifesto-policies-mps-minority-government-arlene-foster/ Who are the DUP, how many MPs do they have and what policies are in the Democratic Unionist Party manifesto?] ''The Sun''. Retrieved June 9, 2017.</ref> Some DUP members closely aligned themselves with conservative pro-Brexit activist and former [[UKIP]] president [[Nigel Farage]] on the issue.<ref name="Kassam"/> |