{"id":3841,"date":"2018-11-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-04T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2018-11-05T10:01:18","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T15:01:18","slug":"reports-suggest-uk-looking-to-remain-in-customs-union-after-brexit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=3841","title":{"rendered":"Reports Suggest UK Looking to Remain in Customs Union After Brexit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"It is reported British Prime Minister Theresa May has secured concessions from Brussels to keep the whole of the UK in a customs union after Brexit.<\/p>\n

According to the Sunday Times, that could provide a breakthrough in avoiding a hard border in Ireland.<\/p>\n

The newspaper also says preparations for a final deal are “far more advanced than previously disclosed”.<\/p>\n

But Downing Street says it is speculation and negotiations are ongoing.<\/p>\n

Sinn F\u00e9in’s Brexit spokesperson David Cullinane says the backstop is still a necessary part of any withdrawal agreement.<\/p>\n

“Our focus in Ireland has to be to make sure that Irish interests are protected,” he said.<\/p>\n

“That’s why our focus at this point in time, including the focus of the Irish government and, I would hope, all parties, is to make sure we get the insurance policy that we need, which is the backstop arrangement.<\/p>\n

“That means that the North is as closely aligned to the customs union and the single market of the European Union as possible.”<\/p>\n

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