Varadkar on Theresa May: 'I have absolute faith and confidence in her'

Latest: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he trusts British prime minister Theresa May while also insisting that the Brexit deal on the North means "full alignment" with EU trade rules.

Update 4.54pm: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he trusts British prime minister Theresa May while also insisting that the Brexit deal on the North means "full alignment" with EU trade rules, writes Political Correspondent Juno McEnroe from Brussels.

Following a week of doubt expressed around the deal on the North and regulations both North and South and East and West, Mr Varadkar dispelled any doubt on what EU leaders will agree tomorrow.