Varadkar: Lack of NI Assembly ‘corrosive’

The lack of an Assembly in the North has been “corrosive and damaging”, the Taoiseach has said.

In the US, Leo Varadkar said the deadlock means “there is no effective political engagement on issues of relevance to the lives of the people of Northern Ireland, economically and socially”.

He said a “redoubled effort” is needed after Easter and it may be again up to the Irish and British governments to put forward proposals to break the deadlock.