Mr Cullinane said the supplementary supports that have been given don't alter the Withdrawal Agreement hammered out late last year. He said that the arrangement does not reopen the Withdrawal Agreement or undermine the backstop or its application. She added that the backstop as contained in the Withdrawal Agreement is the only way to legally guarantee that outcome. "I hope and trust that the Withdrawal Agreement will now be endorsed by the House of Commons," said Mr Varadkar. Meanwhile, the DUP has pledged to carefully analyse the Brexit deal add-ons, remaining non-committal on whether it would now back the Withdrawal Agreement.

Source: Irish Examiner March 12, 2019 06:33 UTC