He also accuses the Irish government of 'oversimplifying' the border issue.
David Davis is a British Conservative Party politician and the former Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, so he is, you would imagine, about as intimately aware of the delicate nature Brexit might have between Ireland and the UK.
Like that time he seemed to think that
Ireland was part of the UK, or the time he proved he actually knew very little about the
stances of the Irish political parties.
Having said that, during an interview with Sky News' Sophy Ridge on the topic of the potential impact Brexit might have on Ireland, he accused the Irish government (and the commission) of attempting to oversimplify the situation, by looking for a 'sweeping political answer'.
He also says that the biggest issue with the border will be tax, because "It doesn't matter if you're using a Euro or the pound. You can buy a pint in Belfast in Euros, or you can buy a pint in Dublin in pounds."
https://twitter.com/RidgeOnSunday/status/1046329726955065345
Later in the same interview, Davis is asked if he would accept a longer transition to get issues like the Irish border right, and replies "We don't need one, we literally don't need one."
Considering this has come
just hours after Boris Johnson declared that "What we need to do is build a bridge between our islands. Why don’t we? Why don’t we?"
Twitter was quite to point out some of the issues with Davis' stance:
https://twitter.com/GarrickLeslie/status/1046347808196972545
https://twitter.com/commelion/status/1046366687132622849
https://twitter.com/davegantly/status/1046400126468657159
