Taoiseach: 'We’re not going to be preparing for a hard border'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will not accept any land border on the island of Ireland after Brexit.

Taoiseach: 'We’re not going to be preparing for a hard border'
Thu, 28 Jun, 2018 - 16:01

By Daniel McConnell, Political Editor, in Brussels

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will not accept any land border on the island of Ireland after Brexit.

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