The Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that Theresa May had told EU leaders that there would be no physical border in Ireland paul faith/Getty ImagesBritain will not accept a hard border on the island of Ireland, the Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar has said, in comments that mark an apparent thawing of relations on the issue. The taoiseach said that he had been heartened by Theresa May’s strengthened opposition to a hard border and said she had made Britain’s “positive” position clear in her address to European leaders last night. “She specifically referenced the unique situation for both Ireland and Northern Ireland, which I think was very positive,” he said. “She strengthened her language in relation to the border. She said the UK would not accept a physical border on the island of Ireland — again very positive language.”James Brokenshire, the Northern Ireland secretary, made a similar pledge…

Source: The Times October 20, 2017 11:03 UTC