Theresa May's Irish Brexit border plans have been 'annihilated' by EU negotiators
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- Theresa May's proposals for the Irish border after Brexit were reportedly "annihilated" by European negotiators this week.
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"It was a detailed and forensic rebuttal," a senior EU source, who was directly briefed on the meeting, told the Telegraph. "It was made clear that none of the UK’s customs options will work. None of them."
- The UK has ruled out remaining in a customs union because it would limit Britain's ability to strike free trade deals, and insisted it can find "technical" solutions which avoid the need for a hard border between north and south Ireland.
LONDON — Theresa May's proposals for the Irish border after Brexit were reportedly "annihilated" by European negotiators this week, who said her plans were unworkable.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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