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Brexit without backstop is as damaging as no-deal Brexit – Varadkar

cde.news desk 16 June 2019, 19:35 · 1 min read

epa06907812 Irish Prime Minister, or Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar addresses the media during a common statement with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (not pictured), that concluded their official meeting held at the Presidential Palace in Bucharest, Romania, 24 July 2018. Vardakar is on a European tour to tackle Brexit related issues for his country. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT

A Brexit without a backstop is as damaging to Ireland as a no-deal Brexit, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said.

Varadkar told Irish public radio RTÉ on Saturday that he did not see a fundamental difference between the two scenarios for Ireland, which seeks to avoid a hard border with Northern Ireland.

Via RTE

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