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Will Northern Ireland derail a Brexit deal?

2019/03/28 21:01 GMT

2019/03/28 21:01 GMT: Will Northern Ireland derail a Brexit deal?

BBC World Service - BBC News, Will Northern Ireland derail a Brexit deal?

Why is Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party so opposed to Theresa May's Brexit?

The Northern Ireland party - the DUP - on which the British government relies to get its business through parliament has said that it won't change it's opposition to Theresa May's Brexit deal. Why is the deal anathema to Northern Ireland's largest party?

Also in the programme: A former soccer coach at Yale University in the United States has pleaded guilty to taking bribes, to fake the recruitment credentials of a student applicant who didn't even play. The case is being seen as part of a much wider cheating scandal that has embroiled several top-ranking universities, and some very high-profile parents. And Israel claims the title of the world's largest salt cave

(Photo: A Border Communities Against Brexit sign can be seen on Aghalane bridge in Aghalane, Ireland. Many people in Northern Ireland and Ireland are concerned about a return of a so-called hard border, which could inspire unrest reminiscent of the Troubles. Credit: Charles McQuillan/Getty Images)

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