The search for ways to keep the Irish border open after Brexit
Alternative arrangements are worth exploring, but they cannot replace the Irish backstop
THERESA MAY’s Brexit deal was rejected by MPs because of the Irish backstop. This part of the withdrawal agreement would keep the United Kingdom in a customs union with the EU until another option was found that could avert the need for a hard border with Ireland. The government has convened an advisory group to study such options. And this week a commission set up by Prosperity UK, a think-tank, under the auspices of two Tory MPs, Greg Hands and Nicky Morgan, published a report on alternatives.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Back to the border”
Britain June 29th 2019
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- Boris Johnson, Britain’s first French prime minister?
- The search for ways to keep the Irish border open after Brexit
- A rare peep at the finances of Britain’s 0.01%
- Seeking students and status, regional universities set up in London
- How Welshmen went from mining coal to pumping iron
- Leaving the EU is straining the union with Scotland
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