There are eight people in the race to be the next prime minister, but do you know where they stand on the issue that brought down Northern Ireland's devolved government?
Boris Johnson promised to "Get Brexit Done" but his successor will inherit a bogged-down dispute about special arrangements that were agreed for Northern Ireland.
If the bill becomes law and ministers do start changing parts of the treaty, the EU's suggested it could also impose trade sanctions. This is why you might have heard warnings of a possible trade war. She says that from the first day the protocol legislation becomes law, she would ensure VAT, excise duty and medicines regulation in Northern Ireland would be set in UK law.
In the debate on 16 June, she added: "We need an approach to implementation that respects the delicate balance between the interests of all communities in Northern Ireland and the economic and cultural links, east and west, as well as north and south." Diplomats here may hope that someone like Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Tom Tugendhat or Rishi Sunak will take, as they'd see it, a more pragmatic approach.
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