Varadkar ‘contradicting everything we have been told’ about Brexit – Martin

Taoiseach in Davos warns soldiers may return to Irish Border

Speaking with Bloomberg TV, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said that it incumbent upon the British government to come up with a solution after the current Brexit agreement was rejected by Westminster. Video: Bloomberg TV

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s raising the prospect of a return of soldiers to the Irish Border in a worst-case Brexit scenario has prompted criticism from the Opposition.

Speaking from the Swiss resort of Davos where he is attending the World Economic Forum, Mr Varadkar said in a no-deal scenario, a hard border “would involve customs posts, it would involve people in uniform and it may involve the need, for example, for cameras, physical infrastructure, possibly a police presence or army presence to back it up”.

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