British Minister Rules Out Irish Sea Border Following Brexit

A senior British minister has ruled out the idea of placing Ireland’s border with the UK along the Irish sea, after Brexit.

It’s after Simon Coveney said technology would not be enough to avoid a hard border over land, and that political solutions would be needed.

Ireland has instead been suggesting that customs and immigration policies would be enforced at air and sea ports, instead of on land.

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But chancellor Philip Hammond says that idea simply can’t be accepted.