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<p>The Prime Minister reaffirmed her commitments to the Northern Ireland and Ireland
border in her speech at Mansion House, recognising the unique circumstances in Northern
Ireland, and commitment to avoiding a hard border.</p><p> </p><p>The Joint Report
also made clear that it is our intention to avoid a hard border and any physical infrastructure
or related checks and controls between Northern Ireland and Ireland.</p><p> </p><p>We
have pledged to translate all of the commitments made in the Joint Report we published
with the EU Commission in December into a legally binding Withdrawal Agreement. This
includes all of those on Northern Ireland and Ireland. We remain absolutely committed
to doing so. We have always been clear that we will not agree anything that threatens
the constitutional or economic integrity of the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the
unique economic circumstances of Northern Ireland. Last summer we published a trade
data and statistics paper alongside the Northern Ireland and Ireland position paper.</p><p>
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