The Democratic Unionist Party has no legal power to hold up the trade deal, which would simplify post-Brexit trad rules. But a rejection could sabotage efforts to restart Northern Ireland’s government. nyti.ms
A post-Brexit move to dilute human rights laws in the UK would undermine Northern Ireland’s historic peace agreement, academics have warned theneweuropean.co.uk
Ireland’s prime minister Leo Varadkar has said anyone hoping that EU solidarity with Ireland will falter on the Brexit border backstop is “in for a nasty surprise”. theneweuropean.co.uk
In the unremitting gloom that has been Northern Ireland’s lot in recent years, some see a beacon of hope: a no-deal Brexit that would mean a hard border with Ireland, something that they say could eventually lead to reunification nyti.ms
Boris Johnson left an Irish interviewer baffled as he answered a question on Ireland’s concerns over Brexit by talking about how much cheese the UK imports. bit.ly
