Irish Border: Checks and Customs Arrangements Debate

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Department: Northern Ireland Office

Irish Border: Checks and Customs Arrangements

Lord Liddle Excerpts
Tuesday 1st October 2019

(4 years, 7 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Duncan of Springbank Portrait Lord Duncan of Springbank
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Again, the Prime Minister made it very clear this morning, on the show which we all tuned in to, that that is not what he is proposing at all. There will be no new infrastructure on the border. I hope the negotiations which are taking place right now will lead to a successful conclusion which can be interrogated by this House in due course.

Lord Liddle Portrait Lord Liddle (Lab)
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Could the Minister confirm that the Government are abandoning the solemn commitment that they made in December 2017 to ensure regulatory alignment on the island of Ireland?