Peter Hain: Open border and Good Friday agreement 'should not be touched' in Brexit talks

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain says that the Good Friday agreement and an open border between the Republic and Northern Ireland “should not be touched.”

Peter Hain: Open border and Good Friday agreement 'should not be touched' in Brexit talks

Former Northern Ireland Secretary Peter Hain says that the Good Friday agreement and an open border between the Republic and Northern Ireland “should not be touched.”

He told RTE’s Today with Sean O’Rourke show that the open border issue is the Achilles heel of Brexit and that common customs and a single market agreement are the only solutions to the Irish border.

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