Varadkar: Draft UK-EU withdrawal deal may not include soft border agreement

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said December's soft Irish border agreement will remain "legally binding" even if it is not included in the draft UK-EU withdrawal deal and is instead relegated to a secondary report.

Thu, 22 Feb, 2018 - 21:02

By Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Political Correspondent

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