No Deal, No Border

In the event of no deal Brexit, we now know the UK’s plan for the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland: pretend it doesn’t exist.

In the event of no deal Brexit, we now know the UK’s plan for the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland: pretend it doesn’t exist.

On Wednesday, amidst the Westminster Brexit hullabaloo, Whitehall published a list of the tariffs it would levy on imports under a no deal scenario, alongside its plan to avoid a hard Irish border. In summary: the UK will not levy tariffs on imports, no matter where they originate ...