Dr. Katy Hayward:

It is important to note that it intends to preserve continuity to a large degree, but actually it raises many new questions and challenges for the North and the island of Ireland. For example, if one were to have a single agricultural regime, what about the CAP? If Northern Ireland farmers were not in receipt of CAP payments, they would be at a considerable disadvantage. Also, even the question of the customs territory would raise new challenges for the Revenue Commissioners to work together with HMRC UK Border Force in enforcing it. New levels of co-operation will be required after Brexit, no matter what the particularities of the outcome are.