The Government was hopeful last night that a draft Brexit deal may be presented to a crucial summit of European leaders tomorrow, paving the way for the UK to leave the EU by the end of the month. Dublin was understood to have not yet received final texts being negotiated between the EU and the UK by last evening. Consent in Northern Ireland for any solution agreed is the other major element. Ms Foster said any deal must respect the “constitutional and economic place of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom. One senior figure in Dublin said the “signals from London” were “consistent with the notion that he [Mr Johnson] wants to do a deal”.

Source: The Irish Times October 16, 2019 00:00 UTC