The Thorniest of Brexit Issues: The Northern Ireland Border

DUP’s Foster hearing talk from Europe on internal checks
Party leader says she wants as seamless a border as possible

DUP's Foster: Internal Borders in U.K. a Red Line

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By Dara Doyle

October 3, 2017 at 4:09 PM UTC

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October 4, 2017 at 6:48 AM UTC

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The Democratic Unionist Party, which keeps U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May in power, vowed to resist any effort to create new controls within the U.K. after Britain exits the European Union.