Irish PM says Johnson call for new Brexit deal 'not in real world' [View all]

DUBLIN (Reuters)
July 24, 2019 / 1:46 PM
By Conor Humphries

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britain’s withdrawal agreement with the European Union can be completely renegotiated in the coming months is “not in the real world”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.

...“Listening to what he said today, I got the impression that he wasn’t just talking about deleting the (Northern Ireland) backstop, he was talking about a whole new deal - a better deal for Britain,” Varadkar said of Johnson’s debut speech as prime minister. “That is not going to happen.”

“Confidence and enthusiasm is not a substitute for a European policy or a foreign policy,” he said. “We will need to hear in detail what he has in mind.”

https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-ireland-varadkar/irish-pm-says-johnson-call-for-new-brexit-deal-not-in-real-world-idUSKCN1UJ2HB

Priti Patel, Johnson’s new Home Secretary , came under fire for suggesting that Britain should use the potential for food shortages in Ireland as a bargaining chip to secure a better Brexit deal from the EU. Her comments at the time sparked a furious backlash, with critics claiming that using food shortages as a bargaining chip was inappropriate, especially given Ireland’s history of famine.
Priti Patel is an ignorant Irish hater and the fact that she enters into this government with the loving support of the DUP only foreshadows ill.