I am slightly confused now. Yesterday, the Government seemed to accept the principle that the only way to achieve no border or a soft border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland was through regulatory alignment. Does that principle still stand today? Do the Government accept that that is the only way to deliver the frictionless border?
EU Exit Negotiations
Proceeding contribution from
Lucy Powell
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 5 December 2017.
It occurred during Urgent question on EU Exit Negotiations.
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2017-19
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