Varadkar plans showdown talks amid tension on backstop

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set for showdown talks with Boris Johnson late next week after the incoming British prime minister won the Conservative Party leadership race by a two-to-one majority.
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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is set for showdown talks with Boris Johnson late next week after the incoming British prime minister won the Conservative Party leadership race by a two-to-one majority.
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