Letter to the Editor: Taoiseach cannot undermine EU now

The core weakness of Taoiseach Leo Varadker’s position is that a no deal Brexit would create a hard customs border with Northern Ireland — precisely the outcome his insistence on the backstop is designed to avoid. Consequently there are increasing calls in the media for him to back down from his insistence on the backstop in order to enable the passage of the withdrawal agreement through the House of Commons.

In my view there are at least four flaws in this argument: