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During Brexit negotiations, the UK and EU avoided a hard border on the island of Ireland, but created…what? Former Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming finds out.

Covering the Brexit negotiations, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ correspondent Adam Fleming thought about the Irish border constantly, but he has never seen it. Until now. He looks at how the arrangements to prevent checks on goods between Northern Ireland and Ireland have had big consequences, from the trade in roses and sandwiches to how people feel about their place in the United Kingdom.

Presenter: Adam Fleming
Producers: Sally Abrahams and Diane Richardson
Production Co-ordinator: Janet Staples
Editor: China Collins
Sound engineers: Rod Farquhar and James Beard

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Thu 22 Jun 2023 13:45

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