Simon Coveney: No secret plan for the Irish Border

Westminster must define the Brexit it wants and not just the Brexit it wants to avoid

Simon Coveney

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney: “Deal or no deal, the UK has responsibilities to Northern Ireland and peace on the island of Ireland and we expect those responsibilities will be honoured.” Photograph: Tom Honan

Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney: “Deal or no deal, the UK has responsibilities to Northern Ireland and peace on the island of Ireland and we expect those responsibilities will be honoured.” Photograph: Tom Honan

There is no secret plan for the Irish Border. Let me say that clearly.

In the last 48 hours, heightened pressure has come on the Government because of comments in Brussels and the ongoing impasse in the UK. It has even been suggested that the government is keeping something about the Border from the Irish people. We are not.

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