Calls for North to be made a ‘special case’ by EU after Brexit

Mike Nesbitt, leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, has called for Northern Ireland to be made a special case by the European Union in the wake of Brexit.

Speaking in Dublin, Mr Nesbitt said he feared Brexit would mean the return of a hard border between North and South, but hoped that would not be the case.

He said Belfast and Dublin are equally adamant that the Common Travel Area be allowed to continue, and he asked the EU to be sympathetic to their argument: “There is likely to be uncertainty for up to five to 10 years and the High Court adds to uncertainty.”