Taoiseach warns UK that Ireland may stall on deal

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has warned that Ireland will stall Britain’s attempts to negotiate a future trade deal with the EU unless the border question is satisfactorily progressed.

During a visit to Canada, he said EU partners were unlikely to give the green light for such talks unless Ireland is happy with the progress made.

It comes as Britain today issues a paper pledging that cross-border disputes and even divorce or child custody battles will be settled in a “sensible way” after Brexit.