In Northern Ireland, a 'light' Brexit with a bitter taste

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Bloody Sunday march in Londonderry, January 30, 2020. RFI / Béatrice Leveillé

By: Béatrice Leveillé

The agreement of Boris Johnson which places the border with the European Union in the Irish Sea has unleashed the anger of the Protestants. Loyalists and Unionists feel let go by the British. Republican Catholics hostile to Brexit remain worried but they see in this agreement a prelude to the reunification of the island.

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In Northern Ireland, a “light” Brexit with a bitter taste, a great report by Béatrice Leveillé.

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