Tánaiste: British MPs need to decide what they want from Brexit

MPs in Westminister must decide what they do want from Brexit instead of what they don’t if they are to avoid a hard Brexit, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.

Tánaiste: British MPs need to decide what they want from Brexit

MPs in Westminister must decide what they do want from Brexit instead of what they don’t if they are to avoid a hard Brexit, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.

Mr Coveney made the remarks at an event to mark World Down Syndrome Day in Cork, where he was asked if an extension to Article 50 is possible, given the EU will only grant it in the event of the UK parliament backing the Withdrawal Agreement.

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