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
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 ...