Who will blink first in latest Brexit stand-off?

Leo Varadkar’s government is banking on Theresa May not allowing Britain to spiral into a no-deal Brexit. But with seven weeks to go, it’s a risky game - as May could be waiting out the clock as well

Leo Varadkar greets Theresa May at Farmleigh House on Friday night Pic: Maxwells

The government is continuing to rely on British prime minister Theresa May blinking before she pushes her country into a no-deal Brexit.

Government sources say there is no option but to continue with the strategy of insisting on the retention of the backstop – the guarantee there will be no hard border on the island when Britain leaves on March 29.

There has been no shift in the government’s position after Taoiseach Leo ...