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4 December 2017

No, the Irish border is not the “last” part of Brexit to be sorted

EU citizens are still in limbo. 

By Pauline Bock

The Brexit negotiations: what a mess, eh? At least we’ve narrowed it down to one problem: the Irish border. Once that’s done, we can move to trade talks and make Britain great again!

You would be forgiven for assuming the two other questions the EU wanted solved before moving to trade in the Brexit negotiations – money and citizens’ rights – are a done deal and will not be discussed again. After all, the Irish question is now occupying all Brexit coverage and presented by the British government as the “last” (although extremely tricky and complex) step before moving on to phase two.

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