Ireland's Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Friday he was ready to meet B...
FILE PHOTO: Ireland's Prime Minister and Defence Minister Leo Varadkar speaks during a news conference after the European Union leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium, June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir/File Photo
Johnson has indicated that he will not restart Brexit negotiations until the EU agrees to change the “backstop” clause, which Brussels wants to ensure Ireland’s border with Northern Ireland remains open after Britain leaves the bloc. “I think we should be afraid of a no-deal Brexit. A no-deal Brexit would have very serious impacts on the economy north and south and in Britain,” Varadkar said.Varadkar said he had noticed “heightened rhetoric” around Brexit but said it had not come from the Irish government, whose message was “very measured and very consistent.”
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