«Breaking News» Irish deputy PM dismisses bid from May to get fresh Brexit concessions

Leo Varadkar warned Ireland would not allow the Brexit divorced to be reopened today because it was the only deal that meets Britain's red lines.

The Irish PM said Theresa May postponing a vote on the deal would make no difference to the deal on offer.

The Prime Minister is expected to return to Brussels for a final push on the deal after the Tory party made it clear it would not support the current package.

Mrs May faced an historic defeat by up to 200 votes in tomorrow's vote and must now come up with something to change the tide. 

Irish PM Leo Varadkar (pictured last week) warned Ireland would not allow the Brexit divorced to be reopened today because it was the only deal that meets Britain's red lines

But Mr Varadkar insisted there was nothing left to give this afternoon.

He told reporters in Dublin: 'I don't think we should ever forget how we got to this point. UK decided to leave the EU and the UK government decided to take lots of options off the tale, whether it was staying in the single market or customs union or Northern Ireland specific backstop.

'The reason we've ended up in the solution we have is because of the red lines the UK itself laid down.

'We've already offered a lot of concessions along the way. We ended up with the backstop and this is withdrawal agreement because of the red lines the UK laid down along the way.'

Arriving for a meeting in Brussels earlier before the decision emerged in Westminster, Mr Varadkar's deputy Simon Coveney also stuck to a hard line.

He said: 'The deal is not going to change. Particularly the legal language of the withdrawal treaty,' 

'I hope people will see it for what it is, which is a fair, balanced document.'  

Simon Coveney insisted the deal is 'not going to change' despite Mrs May facing the mounting threat of a catastrophic Commons defeat

This morning Environment Secretary Michael Gove gave a clear indication that the government is seeking help from the EU, saying there was 'no-one better placed' than Mrs May to get more concessions - despite insisting at the time the vote would happen.

But he warned there were significant 'risks' in reopening the Withdrawal Agreement thrashed out with Brussels.

Mr Gove dismissed suggestions that Mrs May could be helped in her efforts by a heavy defeat in Parliament. 

In a reference to the famous resignation speech by Geoffrey Howe that sunk Margaret Thatcher, he warned that would be the 'equivalent of breaking the cricket bat in half before the leader went to the crease'. 

'If colleagues really want to help the PM I'm sure the PM would urge them gently but firmly to support her tomorrow,' Mr Gove told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. 

There are doubts over whether Mrs May would be able to abandon the vote, with speculation that Speaker John Bercow could force one even if she tries.  

Mrs May spoke with EU council president Donald Tusk last night as she considers a bid to squeeze more concessions out of the EU.

Number Ten remained tight-lipped, but Mr Tusk tweeted that it 'will be an important week for the fate of Brexit'.

An EU summit is scheduled for the end of the week, which could provide a stage for Mrs May to emulate Margaret Thatcher and have a 'handbag moment' to demand more concessions on the Irish border 'backstop'. 

Theresa May is locked in intense talks with allies and aides as they try to find a way through the dire situation

 

 

 

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Main photo article Leo Varadkar warned Ireland would not allow the Brexit divorced to be reopened today because it was the only deal that meets Britain’s red lines.
The Irish PM said Theresa May postponing a vote on the deal would make no difference to the deal on offer.
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