‘Major hurdles’ between EU and Britain remain in Brexit talks

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar will warn Cabinet today that “major hurdles” still exist between the EU and Britain, amid fears in Brussels that the Brexit crisis may force officials to call an emergency EU summit next week.

The increasingly likely prospect of the Brexit drama failing to be resolved by this Thursday’s EU summit was raised as Tánaiste Simon Coveney told the Irish Examiner in an exclusive interview that “big gaps” remain between the two sides.