The poll showed that 65 per cent of voters would prefer a Brexit that left the province closely tied to the European Union PAUL FAITH/AFP/GETTY

Northern Ireland voters appear at odds with the DUP over their future after Brexit, a poll for The Times suggests.

The people of Ulster would rather have close links to the European Union even if the rest of the UK had an arms-length agreement.

The DUP, the largest political party in Northern Ireland, has rejected Theresa May’s deal on the grounds that it could leave the province with a special status, creating a border down the Irish Sea.

The party is threatening to stop propping up the government if the deal goes through.

A LucidTalk poll for The Times reveals that 65 per cent of Northern Ireland voters would welcome a Brexit that keeps the province “closely tied to the EU, inside the single market…