What an Irish Sea border would mean for the UK

Experts say businesses will face extra costs and admin under Boris Johnson’s alternative to Irish backstop

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Tory grandee Michael Heseltine has accused Boris Johnson of lying to the Democratic Unionist Party over the Irish Sea border.

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