• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
  • JOBS
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Irish PM: Drop red lines and then we can talk about new Brexit deal

The Irish Prime Minister sends clear message to Downing Street.

Ben Williams by Ben Williams
2019-08-07 10:06
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

He said if no deal happens ‘it will be as a consequence of decisions made in London’.

The Irish premier has said the UK Government should drop its Brexit “red lines” if it wants to reopen the Withdrawal Agreement.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said the current deal, negotiated by Theresa May’s Government, was arrived at because of the British negotiating position.

It comes as the Irish finance minister Paschal Donohoe said a Brexit deal that sees the UK enter into a transition agreement with the EU while a future relationship is negotiated “is still possible”.

In an interview with the i newspaper in Belfast, Mr Varadkar said: “We ended up with the Withdrawal Agreement and the backstop because of all the red lines that were drawn up by the British Government.

“Now if we’re going back to square one and those red lines are being changed, then we’ve something to talk about.”

Mr Varadkar said if no deal happens “it will be as a consequence of decisions made in London”.

RelatedPosts

Durham Police close to delivering verdict on Beergate

Men abusing men: Minister claims ‘no such culture’ in Parliament before encouraging victims come forward

‘Johnson’s lie machine has crashed:’ Letter by former top civil servant sparks fierce reaction on social media

National search underway for Govt minister with a spine following Pincher revelations

He added that he was open to talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson as he believed there had been some suggestion the Withdrawal Agreement was an “invention” of the Dublin government or had been imposed by the European Union.

“That’s not the case,” he said. “There’s an attempt to make out that it’s undemocratic too but it’s been agreed by 28 governments, including the UK Government, and the European Parliament, all of which followed democratic procedures.”

Earlier, Mr Donohoe said while a deal was “still possible”, the prospect of no deal had increased.

He was in London as he met Chancellor Sajid Javid to discuss the UK Government’s latest plans for exiting the EU.

Speaking to the BBC’s Newsnight programme, he said a deal could be done.

He added: “I believe it is still possible that we could see agreements in which Britain enters into a transition agreement in advance of them finally departing before the European Union.

“But as I stand now, I’d have to be equally clear in saying that I do believe that the prospect of a no-deal Brexit has grown.

“I believe that a no-deal Brexit and the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a deal is a very credible and material risk now.”

Mr Donohoe said the appointment of Mr Johnson as Prime Minister had “added a new dynamic” to Brexit talks.

“I believe Prime Minister Johnson feels differently about the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union and the future trust of that relationship to how Prime Minister May would have,” he said.

“And I believe that has added a new dynamic into where we are in Brexit.

“But in acknowledging that there is a new dynamic, I am also crystal clear that the views of the Irish government and the views of Ireland in relation to the backstop, the Withdrawal Agreement and our future in the European Union, which have been affirmed again and again, that would not be changing.”

Speaking to journalists at the Irish embassy after his meeting with Mr Javid, Mr Donohoe warned the relationship between the UK and Ireland would “fundamentally change” in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Earlier in the day, Michael Gove accused the EU of refusing to engage in negotiations on a new Brexit deal.

“We will put all our energy into making sure that we can secure that good deal but at the moment it is the EU that seems to be saying they are not interested,” he said.

“They are simply saying ‘No, we don’t want to talk’. I think that is wrong and sad.”

On Tuesday evening, at a political discussion in Belfast, Mr Varadkar said calls by Sinn Fein for a border poll in the event of a no-deal Brexit were “divisive”.

He added: “I think it would result in some of the mistakes made 100 years ago, when partition happened, being repeated but just the other way around – a huge number of people, those from a unionist, British, Ulster background, being brought into a united Ireland against their will.”

Please login to join discussion

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

Dream and Achieve: Discover and Express Your Passion in Your Lifetime

Lidl becomes UK’s highest-paying supermarket following wage hike

A London council has launched a crackdown on rubbish gardens – because two were so filled with stuff they blocked the front door

Philip Hammond blames sluggish productivity on more disabled people in the workforce

Football Supporters’ Federation sympathises with Derby fans

David Jones apologises to Gary Neville following racism row

Brexit: ‘Powder keg’ of loyalist discontent as unionist calls for co-operation with Republic to be frozen

Churchill’s ‘villainy’ is a hard truth Britain needs to hear

Pics show wreckage of two supercars involved in horrific high-speed smash

Theresa May loses majority in humiliating defeat on Labour motion to lift NHS pay cap

JOBS

FIND MORE JOBS

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • JOBS
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.