Former Brexit secretary David Davis has claimed that the Euro and the Pound can both be spent on either side of the border while claiming that the border issue is 'exaggerated'. Former Brexit secretary David Davis has claimed that the Euro and the Pound can both be spent on either side of the border while claiming that the border issue is 'exaggerated'. Mr Davis said that there is already a border in Northern Ireland and that the UK already deals with it. It doesn’t matter whether you carry a euro or pound, you can buy your drinks in Belfast in euros and you can buy in Dublin with pounds.”“The simple truth is; It’s tax, which we deal with already,” he added. “I don’t accept the phrase an inconvenient truth, I think it’s an inconvenient exaggeration.”He resigned as Brexit Secretary in July in protest at Theresa May's Chequers plan.

Source: Irish Independent September 30, 2018 13:30 UTC