‘No deal’ exit extremely serious for Northern Ireland, warns Tory MP

Chair of the foreign affairs select committee says crashing out of Europe is unsustainable. The consequences of Britain crashing out of the EU with no deal would be “extremely serious” for Northern Ireland, Tom Tugendhat, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee of MPs, has warned on a fact-finding trip to Armagh and Belfast. The committee heard local concerns about a return to violence, the threat to harmonious relations on the border and anger that the Stormont Assembly wa