David Davis, the Brexit secretary, right, met industry leaders at Stormont to discuss the border issue KELVIN BOYES/PABritish ministers examining the “max fac” option for the border post-Brexit visited Northern Ireland yesterday. David Davis, Greg Clark and Karen Bradley, respectively the Brexit, business and Northern Ireland secretaries, met freight industry and business leaders as part of their group’s research. Max fac, or maximum facilitation, refers to the use of technology to minimise friction at the border if Britain leaves the customs union. Theresa May has split her cabinet into two teams; the other working group is considering a “customs partnership”, whereby the UK would collect tariffs on behalf of the EU without a need for new border checks. The Department for Exiting the European Union said: “Both models are designed to meet the UK’s three guiding principles, allowing us to trade goods…

Source: The Times May 20, 2018 23:02 UTC