Brexit

Ireland ‘ready to pursue closer trade relationship with UK’ - Neale Richmond

Fine Gael minister cautiously welcomed Keir Starmer’s commitment to renegotiate Brexit deal if he becomes UK prime minister

Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise: ““I fully appreciate we’re getting ever closer to the next British general election and there’ll be increased internal discussion in the UK about Brexit and the very evident damage it is doing to the British economy.” Picture: Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie

Ireland is “ready to pursue a much closer relationship” between the EU and the UK, a government minister has said in response to Keir Starmer’s commitment to renegotiate the Brexit deal if he becomes UK prime minister.

However, Neale Richmond, Fine Gael TD and Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, also warned that “after years of tortuous negotiations and difficult relations” there was no point in speculating on hypotheticals, especially as the British ...