Rumours are swirling that Theresa May is willing to effectively leave Northern Ireland within the EU’s Customs Union and Single Market to meet EU demands on Britain’s border with the Irish Republic.
Having already appeared to cave in to the bloc on the bloated, multi-billion euro “divorce bill” it has been insisting on, the Remain-supporting Prime Minister is travelling to Brussels in an effort to smooth the way for a declaration of “sufficient progress” on the rights of EU nationals and the Northern Irish border, so talks can move on to the subject of a future trade agreement.
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