'Don't know how many times we have to say it': Coveney again rejects backstop removal

The Government "does not know how many times it has to say it" before Westminster really believes the withdrawal agreement between the EU and Britain is not for changing, Tánaiste Simon Coveney says.

'Don't know how many times we have to say it': Coveney again rejects backstop removal

The Government "does not know how many times it has to say it" before Westminster really believes the withdrawal agreement between the EU and Britain is not for changing, Tánaiste Simon Coveney says.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs was speaking in Cork as British MPs prepare a number of amendments to come before parliament on Tuesday, including one from Graham Brady that suggests Theresa May's deal would be backed if the backstop is removed.

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