May's 'nice words' cut no ice with borders expert

Irish government 'will have no choice' on customs checks, British MPs are told

Protesters outside the Houses of Parliament during Article 50 vote. Pic: Getty

The House of Commons last night voted, overwhelmingly and unsurprisingly, in favour ofthe short bill introduced by the British government to trigger Article 50 of the EU Treaty which will in turn start formal talks on the country’s exit from the EU.

Though the vote – which saw 47 Labour Party MPs defying their leader to vote against the bill - took the headlines last night, a hearing elsewhere in the British parliament ...