Negotiations
Ireland, UK agree Brexit border deal
Draft refers to maintaining 'regulatory alignment' between Northern Ireland, Republic post-Brexit
Britain is heading for a breakthrough on Brexit talks after reaching a compromise with Ireland on the border between the Republic and Northern Ireland, the issue that threatened to derail the negotiations.
The draft refers to maintaining "regulatory alignment" between Northern Ireland and the Republic after Brexit — a form of words that, according to a senior official involved in the talks, appears to meet Dublin’s deep concerns about a possible hard border on the island and has not raised objections in London.
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