England's lockdown lifting 'too risky' and could have 'spillover effect' on Ireland, Varadkar warns

Leo Varadkar said that if things go wrong in England, it could have a spillover effect in Ireland.

The Tanáiste has criticised the British Government’s plan to strip away most of England’s coronavirus restrictions, saying the move is “too risky" and could have implications here.

On Monday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson used his Downing Street press conference to set out what Step 4 of his plans to end lockdown restrictions in England will look like.