Tánaiste says EU letter on backstop 'very clear'; DUP call for clarity over May comments

Latest: Tánaiste Simon Coveney has praised a "very clear and strong" letter from EU leaders to the British Government on the Irish backstop.

The letter to British Prime Minister Theresa May from Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk offered "clarifications" to the UK's Withdrawal Agreement, stating that Brussels "does not wish to see the backstop enter into force" and confirming its "determination" to see it replaced.