- Title: The United Kingdom's tortuous Brexit journey: timeline part 3 of 3
- Date: 20th December 2019
- Summary: After three years of talks and new deal setting the terms of Britain's exit from the EU in sight, residents of border towns in Northern Ireland say even the softest Brexit could destabilise the hard-won peace in the region. The conundrum for Brexit negotiators has been how to prevent the border between Northern Ireland and EU-member Ireland becoming a backdoor into the EU's single market without erecting checkpoints that could undermine two decades of peace. Under the new agreement, Northern Ireland would remain in the UK customs area but tariffs would apply on goods crossing from mainland Britain to Northern Ireland if they were deemed to be headed further, to Ireland and the bloc's single market. BORDER BETWEEN LIFFORD, IRELAND AND STRABANE, NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 16, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF ROAD SIGN READING (English): "WELCOME TO NORTHERN IRELAND" / 'NORTHERN' COVERED WITH SPRAY PAINT BORDER BETWEEN BRIDGE END, REPUBLIC OF IRELAND AND COSHQUIN, NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 16, 2019) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SIGN ON ROAD CROSSING BORDER READING (English): "NO HARD BORDER" BORDER BETWEEN LIFFORD, IRELAND AND STRABANE, NORTHERN IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 16, 2019) (REUTERS) SIGN ON BORDER BRIDGE READING (English): "NO HARD BORDER" ROAD SIGN SHOWING SPEED LIMIT IN MILES ON NORTHERN IRISH SIDE OF BORDER / VEHICLES DRIVING BY BILLBOARD READING (English): "PETROL CHEAPER THAN SOUTH" Dover, Europe's busiest ferry port, is as prepared for Brexit as it can be, but there are uncertainties over the extent to which freight operators are ready for new declarations and whether France will keep goods moving, the port's chief executive says on October 11. DOVER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (FILE - OCTOBER 11, 2019) (REUTERS) TRAFFIC AT PORT OF DOVER VARIOUS OF LORRIES DRIVING PAST SIGN READING (English): 'WELCOME TO DOVER / PLEASE DRIVE CAREFULLY' VARIOUS OF LORRIES DRIVING PAST SIGNS READING (English/French): 'EXIT' FERRY PORT READING (English): 'DOVER' WHITE CLIFFS / FERRY AT PORT
- Embargoed: 3rd January 2020 16:08
- Keywords: Brexit deal Brexit timeline British Prime Minister Boris Johnson EU European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker Queen Elizabeth Queen's speech no-deal Brexit
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Government/Politics
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