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No-deal Brexit would mean hard Irish border, EU confirms
Source: The Guardian
No-deal Brexit would mean hard Irish border, EU confirms
Spokesman says it is ‘pretty obvious’ border controls would be needed under no deal
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
Tue 22 Jan 2019 12.59 GMT
The EU has confirmed it will enforce a hard border on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, despite the risk it would pose to peace.
In comments that will be highly uncomfortable for Dublin, Jean-Claude Juncker’s chief spokesman told reporters it was “pretty obvious” that border infrastructure would be necessary if the UK were to leave without deal.
Both the Irish and British governments have been wary about speculating on the repercussions of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, was caught on tape last week indicating that his fellow ministers should not talk about the resumption of checks publicly for fear of a backlash.
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Spokesman says it is ‘pretty obvious’ border controls would be needed under no deal
Daniel Boffey in Brussels
Tue 22 Jan 2019 12.59 GMT
The EU has confirmed it will enforce a hard border on the island of Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, despite the risk it would pose to peace.
In comments that will be highly uncomfortable for Dublin, Jean-Claude Juncker’s chief spokesman told reporters it was “pretty obvious” that border infrastructure would be necessary if the UK were to leave without deal.
Both the Irish and British governments have been wary about speculating on the repercussions of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.
Ireland’s deputy prime minister, Simon Coveney, was caught on tape last week indicating that his fellow ministers should not talk about the resumption of checks publicly for fear of a backlash.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/jan/22/no-deal-brexit-would-mean-hard-irish-border-eu-confirms
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