Irish backstop could be replaced with tougher criminal charges for smugglers, report suggests

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Irish backstop could be replaced with tougher criminal charges for smugglers, report suggests
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At the heart of the plan are strict rules that could make it a criminal offence to knowingly move goods which do not meet EU regulations across the border

The proposal has been drawn up by two leading academics and Sir Jonathan Faull, who served as one of the UK's most senior civil servants in the EU before Brexit and is a former Director General of the European Commission.

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