Arrangements for Northern Ireland similar to those adapted for Hong Kong and Macau, which are part of China but have their own trade regimes, would be acceptable to the EU. … I hope the British government will do what is right for all the people of Northern Ireland. The peace process should transcend domestic party politics.”I hope the British will do what is right for Northern Ireland. It means a deal is increasingly improbable.”A spokeswoman for the Brexit department said that it would “firmly reject” the suggestion that the government was putting its survival ahead of the interests of the people of Northern Ireland. “The government is committed to avoiding a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland,” she added.

Source: The Guardian November 12, 2017 00:00 UTC