Leo Varadkar warns UK not to get ‘too close’ to DUP

Incoming Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned the British government not to get “too close” to the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) amid fears that the make-shift Westminster coalition could put the Good Friday Agreement at risk.

Mr Varadkar made the comment just days before a mooted Dublin meeting with DUP leader Arlene Foster and as he said the outcome of the British election means a soft Brexit is now likely.

Speaking as Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan made similar remarks in Belfast, Mr Varadkar told a media briefing in Dublin he has concerns about the imminent linking of the Conservatives and the DUP.