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Brexit allies and sparring partners in UK pay tribute to Leo Varadkar

The outgoing Taoiseach has been praised by Rishi Sunak and Jeffrey Donaldson

Rishi Sunak noted Leo Varadkar’s work in the re-establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Not everyone in London will have fond memories of Leo Varadkar.

Taking over from Enda Kenny 2017 as Brexit negotiations became bogged down in the Irish border, he quickly irked unionists and Brexiteers with warnings about the danger border infrastructure could pose.

Working first with Theresa May, then Boris Johnson, and later Rishi Sunak, the Fine Gael leader acquired a reputation among some in London as tougher to deal with than Micheál Martin.

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