EU wants UK ‘commitment’ to Ireland over Brexit

The EU wants the UK to make a political commitment to maintaining the Good Friday Agreement in a Brexit divorce deal, the Irish Examiner has learnt.

The request will be made by Michel Barnier, the EU’s lead Brexit negotiator, in a set of “guiding principles” for upcoming Brexit talks on Ireland and Northern Ireland, due to be published today.

The paper, seen by the Irish Examiner, places the onus on the UK to find solutions for the Border and warns it not to use Ireland as a test case for a wider EU trade deal.