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The Irish backstop: Brexit's biggest hurdle

FT Big Read by Financial Times

Oct 31, 201817:55News & Politics

Since Britain voted to leave the EU, the Irish “backstop” has become the primary obstacle in the way of a Brexit deal, say Alex Barker and Arthur Beesley. The plan is the result of intense diplomacy by Dublin, but Theres...

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The Irish backstop: Brexit's biggest hurdle is an episode from FT Big Read by Financial Times. Since Britain voted to leave the EU, the Irish “backstop” has become the primary obstacle in the way of a Brexit deal, say Alex Barker and Arthur...

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Since Britain voted to leave the EU, the Irish “backstop” has become the primary obstacle in the way of a Brexit deal, say Alex Barker and Arthur Beesley. The plan is the result of intense diplomacy by Dublin, but Theresa May faces implacable opposition to it from Brexiters and Arlene Foster’s DUP. Just how did the issue become so important? Produced by Harry Robertson Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Published Oct 31, 2018 and 17:55 long