Brexit Borderlands

A forgotten hinterland with a dark past: explore the EU's newest land frontier, Britain's oldest problem and Brexit's biggest obstacle

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‘No way exists which combines the kind of Brexit which the DUP has supported with the absence of a trade border on the island.’ Photograph: Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images Tory push to ‘just get on’ with Brexit threatens Irish Border crisis
A view of the Border between counties Fermanagh and Monaghan. File photograph: Bryn Colton/Bloomberg British official in charge of Brexit Border preparations leaves her job
We must have the courage to recognise that, if one day there is to be a united Ireland, the most basic requirement will be that it not only tolerates the British identity of unionists but that it also embraces that identity in friendship and respect. Photograph: PA Parity of esteem for Britishness essential in any united Ireland
A spokesman for British prime minister Theresa May said any commitment made in British law would be consistent with that instrument and with the withdrawal agreement itself. Photograph: Hannah Mckay/Reuters/File May’s cabinet to consider alternative Border proposal in Brexit deal
Tánaiste Simon Coveney and David Lidington, the UK’s de facto deputy prime minister. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters A new direction of travel for the UK and Ireland
A defaced ‘Welcome to Northern Ireland’ sign is displayed on the Border in Derry. Photograph: Charles McQuillan/Getty Brexit explained: Why does the Border matter and what is the backstop?

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