Prime Minister @theresa_may will make her Brexit statement in the Commons today - but just how will the border issue be resolved? @ClaireHanna and @armstrong_irwin debate

Mar 05, 2018, 10:19 AM

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Prime Minister Theresa May says she does not want to see a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic after Brexit. She also says she does not want a customs border between Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK. Mrs May says under her plans 80% of firms would face no new customs checks on the border - and other checks would be simplified. However, Tánaiste Simon Coveney cast doubt on Mrs May's plans for a soft border. SDLP MLA Claire Hanna and the businessman Irwin Armstrong discuss.