EU gets ready for ‘no deal’ Brexit

No progress in any way has been made on avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland, “disappointed” EU leaders have concluded.

As a result, all EU states will now step up preparations for a ‘no deal’ Brexit scenario, given the lack of progress made, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said.

Speaking in Brussels at the end of the EU summit, he made it clear that Ireland and the EU are not willing to concede any ground which would allow Britain cherrypick which parts of the EU it would like to remain part of after Brexit next March.