Simon Coveney: EU will not force a border on Ireland if no Brexit trade deal agreed

Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney said if Britain implements the controversial Internal Market Bill, the EU will take further legal action rather than let the bill damage Ireland. Picture: Julien Behal

Simon Coveney says that Ireland will not be abandoned and forced to implement a border by the EU if a Brexit trade deal is not reached.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs told the Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs that if Britain implements the controversial Internal Market Bill, the EU will take further legal action rather than let the bill damage Ireland.