Ireland tells UK government to stand by commitments to avoid hard border between N.Ireland and Irish Republic

The UK government has been told by Ireland to “stand by its commitments” on avoiding a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

BBC reports that Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney said a time-limited arrangement – or one that could be unilaterally ended by the UK – would never get EU backing. The border issue is the main barrier to progress between the two sides.

With time running out, Theresa May, who briefs her cabinet on Tuesday, has to get both the EU and her MPs on side.