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Ireland says UK cannot unilaterally scrap border backstop | Reuters


Tweet from the Irish deputy PM

Simon Coveney
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2h2 hours ago

The Irish position remains consistent and v clear⁩ that a “time-limited backstop” or a backstop that could be ended by UK unilaterally would never be agreed to by IRE or EU. These ideas are not backstops at all + don’t deliver on previous UK commitments ⁦⁦#Brexit