The British government confirmed on Thursday that formal Brexit negotiations will begin on schedule in Brussels next Monday.
His hard-line comments come amidst a diplomatic offensive involving German, French, and EU officials to force Theresa May to rethink her intentions to leave the Single Market and the bloc's Customs Union.
Rule over Northern Ireland is due to revert to London if parties fail to reach a deal on a power-sharing government, but what that means for the country if the DUP is a part of that government at Westminster remains to be seen.
"It is important to distinguish what happens at Westminster and the votes that take place here, and devolution and the obligations and responsibilities that we hold fast to in relation to Northern Ireland", he said.
"As you know, the Queen's Speech has been now set for next Wednesday".
Both sides have made finding a solution to the issue of citizens' rights a priority, and in a hint at a softer approach, Mr Davis said on Monday "we will start down this process" by focusing on the divorce proceedings from the European Union before moving on to trade.
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"But we have to be honest, it will take much more than that for us to be convinced that the DUP tail is not wagging the Tory dog", he told reporters.
"No agreement yet between Conservatives and DUP, despite Leader of the House confirming Queen's Speech next Wed", Sky's Ireland Correspondent wrote on Twitter.
Britain's ruling Conservatives and Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party have yet to agree a deal to support Prime Minister Theresa May's government, Sky News reported on Thursday, citing sources.
Ultra-conservative and populist, the DUP opposes gay rights and abortion while supporting the teaching of Biblical creationism in schools, a stance that puts it at odds with mainstream British politics.
"We are continuing to have talks but today, as you will imagine, there has been a real focus on this awful tragedy in London", May said. But it's far from clear what its negotiating position will be when they get underway. Their influence on the British government is a cause for deep concern that must be addressed to assure the public and political parties of the independence of the talks process. The UK also enjoys certain opt-outs with its current membership of the bloc, including from ever joining the euro currency.
"Look at what the Tories (Conservatives) have managed to do to the United Kingdom in the space of just one year, firstly calling a divisive and reckless European Union referendum. then having lost that gamble pursuing a hard Brexit path", Scotland's first minister, Nicola Sturgeon, said. "It's a unity of goal, having voted to leave the European Union, that their government gets on with that and makes a success of it".
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