Michael Creed slams ‘incoherent’ Brexit plans

The extraordinary intervention by Agriculture Minister, Michael Creed, comes amid concern about Brexit’s impact on Ireland, but the candid remarks may threaten a rift between Dublin and London.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Mr Creed said there was a lot of “kerfuffle” coming from British ministers. “There is no political coherence there. There is no leadership on Brexit. Various ministers talk about hard Brexit, soft Brexit, no deal being better than a bad deal. The worst possible deal is no deal, both for them and for us.

“The lack of any coherence is a huge problem for us and until they get their act together, what we are trying to do... It appears to me that the instability is spilling over, impacting on the kind of Brexit. There is no coherence.”