Fresh attempts to reopen backstop agreement shot down by Varadkar

Fresh attempts by British prime minister Theresa May to reopen the backstop agreement have been shot down by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ahead of an expected show of solidarity from the EU this week.

While open to listening to Ms May's proposals over the Brexit standoff, Mr Varadkar again struck down claims technology was a solution, warning that this would still create a hard border.