Brussels is urging Britain to treat Northern Ireland like Hong Kong and accept the province must accept EU rules and regulations after Brexit. They said this would copy what happened in Hong Kong - which Margaret Thatcher agreed would be handed back to China on condition it kept its own institutions and laws. They pointed out that the UK gave up control of Hong Kong whereas voters backed Brexit to take back control - not relinquish it. Brussels is urging Britain to treat Northern Ireland like Hong Kong and accept the province must accept EU rules and regulations after Brexit. If Thatcher agreed it for Hong Kong, why not Northern Ireland?

Source: Daily Mail May 10, 2018 08:10 UTC