The Battle of Brexit may be fought over the land border between the UK and the EU.
This morning: Helen McEntee, Ireland's Europe minister, says nope:
Ireland: no go-ahead for Brexit talks to move on | Politics | The Guardian
Breaking news: Just in time for the go/no-go meeting with Michel Barnier, Theresa Maybe says yep:
MEPs say UK has conceded on Ireland border in Brexit talks
So we have the following simultaneous conditions:
- There will be continued regulatory alignment between the EU and NI, avoiding any "hard" border.
- The UK will leave the EU and the customs union and have complete freedom.
- The UK remains a whole, with GB and NI enjoying complete territorial and economic integrity.
George Orwell had a term for this kind of double thinking ... what was it again ...