Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has charged that the current British government has reneged on the Joint EU/UK report committed to frictionless trade.

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Simon Coveney has warned that Ireland “cannot do a side deal” with the UK.

The Government is ramping up its Brexit backstop campaign as it faces increasing pressure to clarify where new checks and inspections on goods will take place if the UK crashes out of the EU.

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Britain rebuffs EU offer requiring commitment to avoiding hard border as crucial Commons vote looms