Northern Ireland

Leo Varadkar: EU has ‘some questions’ over British government Stormont deal

Taoiseach said there weren’t any ‘red flags’ with the European Commission queries on post-Brexit trading arrangements

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Brussels to attend a European Council meeting. He said he had spoken to EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen about the UK/DUP deal. Picture: RollingNews

The EU has “some questions” about a British government deal to restore powersharing in the North that pledges significant changes to post-Brexit trading arrangements, the Taoiseach has said.

Leo Varadkar said that while the European Commission would have queries about the command paper, there were no suggestions on an initial assessment that it contained any “red flags”.

The DUP has said the government package to revive devolution in Belfast has delivered “fundamental change” to UK/EU ...