Theresa May: No return to borders of the past

British Prime Minister Theresa May insists there will be no return to the “borders of the past” between the Republic and Northern Ireland.

Theresa May: No return to borders of the past

Speaking in London, Ms May restated her position that “Brexit means Brexit” — but added that a hard border from Donegal to Dundalk is not on the agenda.

“We have been very clear, the Government of the Republic of Ireland have been very clear, and the Northern Ireland Executive have been very clear that none of us wants to see a return to the borders of the past, and I simply remind the right honourable gentleman that the Common Travel Area has been in place since 1923, which was well before either of us joined the European Union,” she said

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