Brits Would Rather Leave EU Than Keep Northern Ireland In The UK
Our poll with YouGov shows that 36% of people think leaving the EU is more of a priority than keeping Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom (29%).
http://www.lbc.co.uk/hot-topics/eu-refe ... n-ireland/Oh my.
UK to present new Brexit ‘backstop’ plan on Ireland
U.K. Brexit negotiators are developing a plan to solve the Irish border issue by keeping the whole of the U.K. aligned with a subset of the EU’s single market rules, according to British officials.
The proposal — which also involves a wholly new U.K.-EU customs arrangement — aims to break the deadlock over the border question as both sides embark on a four-week push to rewrite the EU’s contentious “backstop” plan for avoiding a hard Irish border.
According to the U.K. officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the British proposal is for U.K.-wide “full alignment” single market rules and regulations for trade in goods — alongside a new customs arrangement between the U.K. and EU.
While the Irish government itself is open to the proposal, according to U.K. and EU negotiators, there is concern that it will be blocked by the European Commission, which may view it as a form of “cherry-picking,” using Ireland as a lever to win concessions on trade for the whole of the U.K.
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-to-p ... n-ireland/It's definitely not a customs union! Take back control! etc