Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20190312:17:52:00
The republic of ireland say any border check points could reignite tensions that have been dormant since the 1998 good friday agreement. to head off that possibility, the british and the european union negotiators created a backstop provision. it keeps britain in the european customs union so there would be no border checks between northern ireland and ireland, but britain wouldn't be part of the larger eu in terms of trade policy. so that undercuts some of the key arguments for leaving the eu. and while some european officials have suggested that only northern ireland participate in the backs...