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Make a guarantee for no physical checks at NI side of border nor between GB & NI

Closed 44 signatures

What the petition asks

The departure from the EU Customs Union means bilateral customs checks between ROI and UK, UK has promised unilaterally no physical border checks from its side between NI and ROI and NI and GB, this promise should be made into a legal guarantee as part of the so called "Great Repeal Bill".
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-northern-ireland-border-brexit-eu-hard-no-deal-cabinet-irish-a8235096.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/irish-hard-border-soft-brexit-technology-theresa-may-a8242461.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-43277181

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/09/uk-must-set-stone-commitment-no-hard-irish-border-brexit-talks/

https://news.sky.com/story/government-wants-no-changes-to-irish-border-arrangements-10991079

Timeline

14 Mar 2018 Petition opened for signatures
14 Sep 2018 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 44
Status Closed
Opened 14 Mar 2018
Closed 14 Sep 2018

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.