Theresa May’s DUP allies are easily persuaded there will be a “frictionless” Irish border, but most people fear an unworkable, “hard” border disaster. If the UK were in a customs union with the EU, the latter’s Irish border problem would be removed at a stroke. And/or are the more extreme Brexiters (maybe in a deal with Trump’s regime) hoping to engineer an early exit which would seriously damage the EU as well as Ireland? Mike PenderCardiff• So Mrs May’s government would like to see no borders between the UK and Ireland after Brexit (UK seeks Irish border waiver for farmers and traders, 17 August). You can’t be half in and half out of the EU any more than you can be half pregnant: it is a ludicrous fantasy.

Source: The Guardian August 20, 2017 18:33 UTC