political
What is the Irish backstop? All you need to know about the border dispute blocking an orderly Brexit
14
Sep
Sep
Both sides agree, whatever the outcome of Brexit, that checks along the Irish border must be avoided.
But, with less than 50 days to go before the world’s fifth-largest economy is scheduled to leave the bloc, Brexit negotiators have been unable to reach a consensus on the terms.
Presently, there are no customs or regulatory checks on goods passing between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.