Brexit and the Irish border - BBC Newsnight

How do we solve the issue of the Irish border and Brexit? Evan Davis takes a look
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[@pandhalt]

It's not the Irish border, it's the British border in Ireland.

[@tomhayes750]

an update in 2021....Ireland up until this year, the UK's most profitable European customer, now has a balance of trade surplus...£2bn in lost EU trade, a border in the Irish Sea.....welcome to brexit, sir......

[@RebelofIreland]

Hands up Brexiteers which one of your kids you will send to man the border when the IRA start up again?

[@AneesaHa]

Simple answer add Northern Ireland make it again one whole country

[@zapfanzapfan]

The English really shot themselves in the foot on this one... United Ireland and an independent Scotland is coming.

[@lite4919]

Britian has never understood Ireland, the border was drawn up by looking at a map, without knowing how it would affect people on both sides. There will never be peace in Ireland for as long as the unionists claim that their rights are more significant than the nationalists.

[@eimearkeaveney1192]

Give Ireland back to the Irish, don’t make us have to take it back 🇨🇮🇨🇮

[@MichaelScott261]

Hes an ulster scot who shows his Irish passport when he goes on holiday.

[@stuartpaul9995]

It's delightfully ironic that Ireland is preventing britain from getting home rule. Karma!

[@tokajileo5928]

this is unresolvable, different regulatory system and/or different tariff system must mean a border, it is international law and interest of every country. you cannot be just in custom union without full regulatory alignment or you cannot apply this only for trucks crossing on the border on roads. cannot work.

[@3506Dodge]

It would be good for Ireland to be more economically independent of Britain.

[@christophercrowley7574]

It's surely a British border on Ireland , Ireland's border is the sea

[@steiraman1]

Especially since the whole Northern Ireland voted to remain, and the percentage of people in Ireland supporting the EU is at about 70-80% which is one of the highest values in the EU.

[@josoapification]

Used to meet Evan Davis every other day around old Brompton road Earl’s Court I guess he must live around there?

[@danielskomp9072]

Ireland’s border is the Sea surrounding it. The foul remnant of partition, is a vile British border.

[@willneverforgets3341]

Old chaps voting on things that will only impact their grandchildren.

[@mawsley9]

Not forgetting the effect at the Welsh ports of Pembroke, Fishguard and Holyhead

[@eamonnsiocain6454]

Northern Ireland voted 56% to remain in the EU. Overall, the UK voted a little less than 52% to leave. If 52% constitutes a mandate then so does 56%. Britain should exit Northern Ireland.

[@matthewmcnerlin231]

United Ireland is coming :) Haha Ulster Scot. Dying breed, Unionism is dying a slow death :)

[@lilianflynn198]

It's against international law to have a hard border as the hood Friday agreement does not allow a border