Interview with Andrew Walter, demystifying Brexit and the "Irish backstop"

Professor Andrew Walter demystifies Brexit for us; he explains why the UK Parliament rejected the first deal, what the so-called 'Irish backstop' is and why understanding Ireland and Northern Ireland's complex history is so important to the issue. Plus, with a looming Brexit deadline approaching, what comes next? Professor Walter is based at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne.(Broadcast on February 5, 2019)