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Alliance

Main pledges

  • Oppose a hard Brexit for the UK
  • Ensure the UK remains in the single market and the customs union
  • Achieve a Brexit deal that recognises "the special circumstances in NI"
  • Hold a referendum on the final Brexit deal, with an option to remain in the EU

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Conservative

Main pledges

  • Leave the single market and customs union, while seeking a “deep and special partnership” with the EU
  • Secure a "smooth and orderly Brexit" while maintaining that "no deal is better than a bad deal for the UK"
  • Determine a "fair settlement of the UK’s rights and obligations" in our withdrawal from the EU
  • Pass a Great Repeal Bill to convert EU law into UK law

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Sinn Fein

Main pledges

  • Deliver special designated status for NI within the EU
  • Ensure that any UK-EU Brexit deal is approved by the Irish government and the NI Executive
  • Maintain access to EU farm funding - including CAP payments - after Brexit
  • Agree provisions to allow NI to rejoin the EU if an Irish unity referendum is successful

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Lib Dems

Main pledges

  • Maintain membership of the single market and support the principle of freedom of movement
  • Oppose any moves that risk making Wales a less prosperous nation or will see powers more concentrated in Westminster
  • Ensure any powers in devolved areas of responsibility that are repatriated following Brexit be "appropriately devolved"

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SNP

Main pledges

  • Demand a seat at the table for the Scottish government in Brexit negotiations
  • Protect Scotland’s place in the EU single market
  • Oppose any attempt by the UK government to treat the fishing industry as a bargaining chip in the Brexit negotiations
  • Ensure that the rights and protections currently safeguarded by EU membership are not diminished after the UK leaves

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Green

Main pledges

  • Hold a referendum on the terms of the Brexit deal, with the option of staying in the EU
  • Immediately guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in Britain and urgently seek reciprocal arrangements
  • Stay in the single market
  • Ensure that EU environment law is enforceable in the UK

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Lib Dems

Main pledges

  • Hold a referendum on the final Brexit deal, with the option to remain in the EU
  • Unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals in the UK
  • Stay in the single market and customs union
  • Support the principle of freedom of movement between the UK and EU - the right to work, travel, study and retire abroad

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UKIP

Main pledges

  • Quit the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice, the EU single market, and customs union
  • Restore "full maritime sovereignty"
  • Pay no "divorce" money to the EU, nor contribute to EU budget
  • Finish Brexit process by the end of 2019

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Labour

Main pledges

  • Scrap the Brexit white paper and replace it with a fresh set of negotiating priorities with an "emphasis on the single market and customs union"
  • Immediately guarantee rights of EU citizens living in Britain
  • Replace the "Great Repeal Bill" with an EU rights and protections bill that will ensure no change to workers' rights or environmental protections
  • Reject "no deal" with the European Union as a viable option

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UUP

Main pledges

  • No hard Irish border or internal borders within the UK
  • Invest in skills and infrastructure to "future-proof" NI economy
  • Provide post-Brexit assistance to those currently receiving EU funds
  • Maintain the Common Travel Area after Brexit
  • Establish a Brexit executive unit to act of a voice for NI

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Conservative

Main pledges

  • We will no longer be members of the single market or customs union but will seek a deep and special partnership with the EU
  • Envisage that the powers of the devolved administrations will increase as we leave the EU
  • Commit the same cash total in funds for farm support as currently received from EU until the end of the parliament
  • A new regime for commercial fishing that will preserve and increase fish stocks after leaving the EU

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Labour

Main pledges

  • A jobs-first Brexit is needed, allowing an "upgrade to our economy for the 21st century"
  • Negotiations should prioritise maintaining access to internal energy market; retaining benefits of single market and customs union
  • EU-derived laws, such as workplace and consumer rights and environmental protections, are fully protected "without qualifications"
  • Brexit deal should deliver for all regions and nations - including Scotland

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Lib Dems

Main pledges

  • Wants a referendum on the final terms of the Brexit deal, with the alternative option of staying in the EU on the ballot paper
  • The UK must maintain membership of the European Single Market
  • Press for the UK to unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU nationals in the UK
  • Any deal negotiated for the UK outside the EU must protect the right to work, travel, study and retire across the EU

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SDLP

Main pledges

  • Retain access to free movement of people, goods and services within the EU
  • Maintain the Common Travel Area after Brexit
  • Secure human rights and protections derived from EU legislation
  • Ensure NI continues to receive EU funding, particularly for vulnerable areas

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Labour

Main pledges

  • Scrap the Brexit white paper and replace it with a fresh set of negotiating priorities with an "emphasis on the single market and customs union"
  • Ensure the level of funding Wales currently receives from the EU continues beyond Brexit
  • Immediately guarantee rights of EU citizens living in Britain
  • Replace the "Great Repeal Bill" with an EU rights and protections bill that will ensure no change to workers' rights or environmental protections
  • Reject "no deal" with the European Union as a viable option

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DUP

Main pledges

  • Get the best possible Brexit deal for NI
  • Strengthen relations with rest of UK and ensure there are no internal borders
  • Ensure there is a "frictionless" border between NI and the Republic of Ireland
  • Ensure NI has ability to opt in to EU funding when it is proven to add value
  • End jurisdiction of European Court of Justice and increase control over UK laws

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Plaid Cymru

Main pledges

  • Ensure Wales can continue to buy and sell to Europe without costly barriers
  • Secure money promised to Wales by Leave campaign and "not accept a penny less"
  • Fight to get best Brexit deal for Welsh industry and agriculture