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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2019-01-17 11:03 am
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[personal profile] danieldwilliam 2019-01-18 10:49 am (UTC)(link)
I think in practice the two documents are too heavily linked not to be treated as one.

The Irish border backstop is only contentious is you intend not to be in the Single Market. if you intend to be in the Single Market you have already agreed that the UK will not be making bilateral trade agreeement and that it is easy for Northern Ireland to be in the same market as both Ireland (GFA requirement) and Great Britain (DUP requirement).

One is essentailly bringing forward the moment when Hard Brexiteers have lost and know they have lost.