Theresa May said that a frictionless border was possible under a new customs partnership with the EU JONATHAN BRADY/AFP/GETTYThe peace process will not be damaged by Brexit, Theresa May has said in a highly anticipated speech. The prime minister said Britain and the EU had a joint responsibility to find a solution over how to avoid a hard border between the North and the Republic. Any hard border or a customs border in the Irish sea which broke up the country’s national common market, was unacceptable, she said. Mrs May said she believed a “frictionless border” could be kept through a new customs partnership or a streamlined arrangement. The prime minister said that Britain and the EU had a responsibility to find…

Source: The Times March 03, 2018 00:01 UTC