Taoiseach takes hard line on post-Brexit border

The Taoiseach has put it up to Britain by stating that the Government is “not going to design a border for the Brexiteers”.

A tough-talking Leo Varadkar has said Theresa May’s government are “the ones who want a border” and has vowed that Ireland will not help develop something “we don’t believe should exist in the first place”.

Government sources have confirmed that Mr Varadkar is pushing for a “hard shell” or border around the entire island — and not a soft border between north and south. This would see tougher checkpoints for sea and air crossings.