Brexit: Leo Varadkar says 'many issues' remain as negotiators continue to thrash out deal

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Government Building yesterday. Image: Niall Carson/PA Images Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Government Building yesterday. Image: Niall Carson/PA Images Updated 32 minutes ago

EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier and British Brexit minister Stephen Barclay judged that a deal was close enough to justify officials working overnight to draw up a withdrawal treaty text on the eve of the EU summit. “I am convinced that all parties are convinced about getting an agreement this week, or at least if not this week then by the end of the month. And an agreement, an orderly Brexit, however you want to describe it, is very much in the interests of Ireland, the UK and EU as a whole,” he said.

Johnson carried out a charm offensive in Downing Street yesterday evening as he held a series of talks with backbenchers and the leaders of the DUP. But, despite a flurry of meetings at Number 10, there were reports that Johnson’s exit terms were causing splits in the ERG. The Guardian reported that the UK agreed in principle there will be a customs border in the Irish Sea.UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Westminster on Monday. Source: PA Images

Leader Arlene Foster and her deputy Nigel Dodds slipped out of the back exit of Downing Street and avoided waiting journalists following the meeting.

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