Taoiseach reaffirms position on review clause on Brexit border backstop

Sinn Féin has accused Taoiseach Leo Varadkar of "losing his nerve" over Brexit after he opened up the possibility of agreeing to a "damaging" review of the Northern Ireland border backstop.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has confirmed he will allow a "review clause" to be introduced in the vital Northern Ireland border backstop in a bid to save Brexit from the brink of collapse.

Mr Varadkar made the deeply controversial admission despite insisting the move is not the same as an "exit clause" to any backstop Britain is seeking amid opposition outrage over the comments.