Theresa May's Irish Brexit border plans have been 'annihilated' by EU negotiators

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• Theresa May's proposals for the Irish border after Brexit were reportedly "annihilated" by European negotiators this week.

• "It was a detailed and forensic rebuttal," a senior EU source, who was directly briefed on the meeting, told the Telegraph. "It was made clear that none of the UK’s customs options will work. None of them."

• The UK has ruled out remaining in a customs union because it would limit Britain's ability to strike free trade deals...