Taoiseach denies Sinn Féin is ‘strongly influencing’ Brexit talks

The Taoiseach has strongly denied claims by David Davis that Sinn Féin is “strongly influencing” the Government in Brexit talks.

The British Brexit secretary said Sinn Féin has pushed Leo Varadkar’s Government to adopt a harder stance in negotiations which he had not foreseen.

Mr Varadkar dismissed this, noting that while the Government listens to the views of Sinn Féin, “ultimately it is the second party in the North and the third party in the Republic”.