Brexit Backstop: 16 strange and bizarre alternatives Brexiters think could replace the backstop
By Andrew Quinn
Published 28th Feb 2019, 14:03 GMT
Updated 3rd Sep 2019, 13:56 GMT
It's an understatement to say the backstop has been a stumbling block for the United Kingdom as it attempts to leave the European Union.
Here are some of the most hilarious and bizarre alternatives some believe could replace the Brexit backstop.
The U.K. is set to leave the E.U. at 11:00pm on October 31, 2019.
A Brexiter suggested this as a possible alternative arranged to the withdrawal agreement live on L.B.C. radio station in April 2018.
'Chuck Norris didn't get out of the backstop, the backstop got out of Chuck Norris.'
Marine biologists sometimes use technology to track the movements of fish around the world. One Brexiter said in June 2019 that this technology could be used to track people and lorries coming into Northern Ireland.
One Brexiter suggested the best way to solve the border issue was for all Catholics born in Northern Ireland to move to the Republic of Ireland. Crazy or what?
Some have joked that the British and Irish governments should summon the Unsullied and the Dothraki horse masters to patrol the border area.
Admittedly, this was submitted with tongue firmly in cheek but's a sign of just how absurd the border issue has become.
Yes, this is actually a genuine suggestion. Brexiters say the best way to stop smuggling along the border in event of No Deal is to build a 300 mile long wall along the border.
