The Irish border question is set to drive the UK to the softest possible Brexit, even if Prime Minister Theresa May is eventually deposed by hard-line Europhobes in the ruling Economist. An opinion piece in The Conservative Party said May's red lines on a single market and customs union forced her to devise a backstop plan ensuring no hard border and appeasing the Ulster unionist MPs that give her a parliamentary majority. However, analysts believe it will lead to a temporary, UK-wide customs union, which could – similar to Norway's – last much longer than imagined.
The Irish border question is set to drive the UK to the softest possible Brexit, even if Prime Minister Theresa May is eventually deposed by hard-line Europhobes in the ruling Conservative Party. An opinion piece in The Economist said May's red lines on a single market and customs union forced her to devise a backstop plan ensuring no hard border and appeasing the Ulster unionist MPs that give her a parliamentary majority. However, analysts believe it will lead to a temporary, UK-wide customs union, which could – similar to Norway's – last much longer than imagined.