Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says gap between UK and EU on Brexit deal 'very wide'

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that the gap between UK and EU reaching a Brexit deal is 'very wide'.He told RTÉ's Morning Ireland at Fine Gael party think-in in Cork : "We are exploring what is possible", adding "the gap is very wide but we will fight for and work for" a deal until the last moment, but "not at any cost".

The Taoiseach added that some customs checks may be needed close to the border in the event of a no-deal Brexit but that the Government hasn't identified a location for where those checks would take place. It is understood he had already wrote to Fianna Fail Leader Micheal Martin discussing an election date in May or June, but now the date has been confirmed.

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