Taoiseach Enda Kenny and leaders from Britain held a minute’s silence in tribute to the murdered Labour MP Jo Cox, at a meeting of the British-Irish Council in Glasgow.

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Taoiseach Enda Kenny has arrived in the UK for a two-day visit saying it was important for the European Union to include a strong Britain.

President Michael D Higgins today begins a three-day visit to Liverpool and Manchester.