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Dublin will not give up on the Northern Ireland backstop clause in Britain’s EU Withdrawal Agreement, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has warned.
Many people in Britain are unaware that Ireland is a separate country at all.
‘It’s a bit rich’: Emily Maitlis tells DUP MP his position on Northern Ireland protocol ‘extraordinary’
11/03/2021
‘It is arguably your political incompetence that got you here,’ Newsnight presenter suggests.
‘Call it a frontstop’: How Leo Varadkar sold the Northern Ireland protocol to Boris Johnson
01/10/2022
Inside the deal struck at the Wirral, England, on October 10th, 2019, by Leo Varadkar and Boris Johnson.
£2.1bn extra for no-deal planning
01/08/2019
The government has announced an extra £2.1bn of funding to prepare for a no-deal Brexit - doubling the amount of money it has set aside this year.
It may be time for the UK to consider the possibility the German car industry might not be riding to the rescue.
What Leaving On WTO Terms Will Mean - Q&A
26/09/2018
The Q&A session taken from the Brexit, What leaving on WTO terms will mean, held in Trowbridge on the 26/9/2018 in front of an audience of 180.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson referred for the second successive day on Thursday to "an excellent paper" endorsed by pro-Brexit members of parliament proposing alternatives to replace the so-called Irish backstop.
Taoiseach wants to keep a guarantee there will be no return to hard borders. / Leo Varadkar has said that removing the border backstop would be as bad for Ireland as a no-deal Brexit.
Britain will not secure a free trade deal with the EU without the Irish border backstop, the taoiseach has said.
Nominee to lead European commission also says ‘precious’ backstop must be defended.
SDLP’s Brexit spokesman says Frost’s attempts to unpick NI protocol risking investment.
Boris Johnson, considered the frontrunner to succeed British Prime Minister Theresa May, said on Saturday he would refuse to pay the country's Brexit bill until the EU agrees better withdrawal terms.
Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay says UK should be given ‘until December 2020’ to come up with plan for Irish border.
Leo Varadkar says government must submit plans in writing before EU summit in October.
Britain is being led to a no-deal Brexit by a political elite “which has great difficulties discerning and telling the truth”, the UK’s former ambassador to the EU has said, in a withering assessment of the Conservative candidates vying to be prime minister.
America Letter: Congress members voice support for backstop and Belfast agreement. / This week the issue of Brexit made it across the Atlantic as members of US Congress voiced their concern about its impact on Northern Ireland.
The Minister of State for European Affairs has said the UK's proposals for dealing with the Irish backstop do not go far enough.
European Council President Donald Tusk has said that a letter sent to him by British Prime Minister Boris Johnson included no "realistic alternatives" to the backstop.
Irish troops could return to the border in the event of a botched Brexit, the Irish prime minister has warned.
The UK worries about being “trapped” in a backstop – but can’t present an alternative. / Toxic language is defining the Brexit debate. It is turning an intensely complex and complicated subject into something being argued over emotionally, certainly in the UK.
Verdict from QC advising hardline Conservatives on Irish backstop would sink prime minister's deal in next week's 'meaningful vote' - if followed.
Ireland would be hit hard in the event of a no-deal Brexit; a Brexiteer has argued this should be used as leverage to get a better deal.
Tory leadership race: Dutch prime minister knocks down Brexit promises of contenders one by one
20/06/2019
Mark Rutte also claims UK will be 'diminished' as a country under any type of Brexit.