Ireland may push for guarantees on border

Report says government keen to extract concessions as price for allowing Brexit talks to progress

Border undertakers recall customs delays. Pic: RollingNews.ie

The Government is considering pushing for guarantees that no border will be reimposed on the island of Ireland as the price for allowing Brexit talks to move ahead, according to three people quoted by Bloomberg.

Irish authorities are keen to use their leverage inthe first part of the negotiations to extract maximum concessions on the border issue, according to the people. That could mean turning British and EU aspirations to avoid a hard ...