Jeffrey Donaldson, a DUP MP, said the Irish taoiseach had shown disrespect through his trip north with the EU’s Brexit negotiator JULIEN BEHALLeo Varadkar has been accused of “poor manners” by a unionist MP for failing to follow protocol before a visit to Northern Ireland. The taoiseach visited the North yesterday with Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, who was accused by Arlene Foster, the DUP leader, of not understanding unionist culture. In response, Mr Barnier said: “My door is open.”Jeffrey Donaldson, a DUP MP, said: “Leo Varadkar’s visit is another demonstration of the poor manners and disrespect which appears to be the Irish government’s Brexit strategy. “Having told unionists just over a month ago that he recognised statements and actions by the Irish government were unhelpful or intrusive, he follows this up with a visit which no local representative is informed about and none…

Source: The Times April 30, 2018 23:01 UTC