When the UK left the European Union, both sides agreed that Northern Ireland would avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland, which is an EU member. Britain now wants a new deal, which the EU is offering, but with compromise. So, what's the dispute about?

Join host Peter Dobbie.

Guests:

Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.

Nicholas Whyte, Senior Director in Brussels for APCO Worldwide.

Graham Gudgin, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge. 

When the UK left the European Union, both sides agreed that Northern Ireland would avoid a hard border with the Republic of Ireland, which is an EU member. Britain now wants a new deal, which the EU is offering, but with compromise. So, what's the dispute about?
Join host Peter Dobbie.
Guests:
Owen Reidy, Assistant General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
Nicholas Whyte, Senior Director in Brussels for APCO Worldwide.
Graham Gudgin, Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.&nbsp;

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