Leo Varadkar ‘more optimistic’ Brexit deadline will be met

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he is “more optimistic” about the October Brexit deadline being met but that a backstop as an “insurance policy” must be written into a final deal.

He was speaking after British prime minister Theresa May’s new plan was revealed.

The plan includes partial access to the single market and a combined customs territory, and is being considered a ‘soft’ Brexit.