Brexit fallback deal on border is ‘legally firm’

The fallback deal to ensure there is no return to any border or checkpoints in the North is now “legally firm”, the Government has said.

The position comes after Tánaiste Simon Coveney said progress was made on the Brexit negotiations for Ireland in Brussels yesterday, ahead of a key EU summit later this week.

He said, following talks between the EU and UK sides, London had now agreed that the so-called ‘backstop’ or fallback deal must be legally agreed as part of the Brexit withdrawal pact.