Update 9.15pm: Leo Varadkar says a US-Canada-style border would not be an acceptable option for the Irish border post-Brexit. "We started with a hard Brexit, now some people spoke about a soft Brexit, I want an intelligent Brexit," the Luxembourg PM said. "But anyone who's visited the US-Canada border will know that it's a very hard border indeed, with customs checks, barriers and armed guards. Meanwhile Taoiseach Leo Varadkar ruled out formal three-way talks between the UK, Ireland and the EU to look at Mrs May's Brexit offer. https://t.co/UUBNCxdEpG — Leo Varadkar (@campaignforleo) March 5, 2018Mrs May again told MPs there would be no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.

Source: Evening echo March 05, 2018 20:15 UTC