British Euro Minister says Anglo-Irish relations are going through ’bumpy period’

Relations between the UK and Ireland are going through a "bumpy period", Europe Minister Sir Alan Duncan acknowledged as the two countries remained at odds over Brexit.

Sir Alan suggested that the current difficulties over the status of the border were partly as a result of Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s domestic political difficulties, which have resulted in the resignation of Tánaiste Frances Fitzgerald.