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Fri 07 Jul 2008Proposals for controls on UK and Ireland travel
THE PUSH for British and Irish "electronic border" systems continued yesterday with the publication of a consultation paper on the proposed reform of the Common Travel Area (CTA).
However, the publication of the paper by the UK Border Agency left unresolved symbolic and sensitive political issues surrounding the question of possible identity checks for people travelling between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. The home office in London confirmed that this will be the subject of a separate consultation to be launched in the autumn.
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