[Winniesboy]

Here's a useful explainer on the N Ireland customs deal. If it sounds like squaring a circle, that's because it is:

Northern Ireland protocol

[Cronos]

Winnie - in my opinion it’s the best they could do. I don’t see how a complete British leave could be obtained in any other way

[pierrem15]

Thanks. This doesn't strike me as all that different from US/Canada customs:

EU officials will be present when UK officials are applying EU law. The EU and the UK will have reciprocal access to each other’s databases.