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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (left) and Tanaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney

Oh.

Pound falls lower on no-deal Brexit prospect (BBC)

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Meanwhile…

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson (flanked by Dominic Raab, left, and Sajid Javid) addresses the House of Commons last Thursday

This morning.

“The PM has been setting out to European leaders the position … that the Withdrawal Agreement with the backstop has not been able to pass parliament on the three occasions it was put in front of parliament. Therefore it needs to change,”  a spokeswoman said on Monday.

“The prime minister would be happy to sit down when that position changes. But he is making it clear to everybody he speaks to, that that needs to happen,”

Earlier…

….Britain’s Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said the backstop must go and that £4bn has already been allocated for leaving the EU, with further funds to be set out by the finance minister.

He described Brexit as a “win win” for the UK and the EU.

“We want a good deal with EU partners and friends but that must involve the abolition of the undemocratic backstop,” he told the BBC.

Johnson ready to talk if EU changes position on Brexit deal (RTÉ)

Um.

Earlier: Priti Vacant

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons today

“No country that values its independence and indeed its self-respect could agree to a treaty which signed away our economic independence and self-government as this backstop does,” Mr Johnson told the Commons.

“A time limit is not enough. If an agreement is to be reached, it must be clearly understood that the way to the deal goes by way of the abolition of the backstop.”

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson demands removal of Irish backstop for Brexit deal (FT)

Meanwhile…

When questioned about Mr Johnson’s comments on the backstop, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he looks forward to discussing the issue with him.

The Taoiseach said that the threat of no-deal Brexit is a British one and he hopes Mr Johnson has not chosen it.

Mr Varadkar repeated that he hopes to meet Mr Johnson soon and did not want to start negotiating with him over the airwaves.

Backstop must go to move Brexit forward – Johnson (RTÉ)

Pic: Reuters

This morning/afternoon.

North Great George’s Street, Dublin 1

UK Labour remainer and British Lord, Andrew Adonis addressing members of the Institute of International and European Affairs [IIEA].

In his address, Lord Adonis noted that Brexit represents a resurgence of English nationalism and an attempt to ‘finish the Thatcher revolution”.

And Blair did that already.

FIGHT!

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The foyer of ‘Swuite’ student accommodation in Grangegorman, Dublin 7 (top)

Ah here.

This afternoon.

Lower Grangegorman, Arran Quay, Dublin 7

Paul Flynn writes

I really didn’t think I could despise the new, expensive student accommodation near me, which is displacing local families and raising average rents, even more.

Coming from the North I find this presentation of the island of Ireland  (above) to our domestic and visiting student body to be unrepresentative, divisive and just downright partitionist, especially in the face of Brexit.

The complex is called Swuite (I know, I see what they did there) but their grasp on spelling doesn’t stop there.

Arranmore Island is now called Aran Island. Loungh Neagh, Monagham, Lacis instead of Laois, Aram Island off Galway. Dougarvan, the river Suit instead of Suir. Give me strength!!

Swuite

Above from left Fine Gael Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe with Tanaiste & Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney and Minister of State for European Affairs, Helen McEntee talk to the media about the Government’s plans Brexit preparations.

Only Helen’s.

This afternoon.

Government Buildings.

The Goverment’s Contingency Action Plan Update acknowledges there is a “high degree of uncertainty” about forecasting the impact on Ireland.

But it adds the impacts in the first year following a no-deal would be “very damaging”.

It says small and medium businesses and companies in the regions would suffer “severe negative effects”

It adds the impact of UK import and export exposure for firms could be compounded by currency volatility between the euro and sterling.

It repeats that there would be an expected increase in unemployment of 50-55,000 after the UK leaves.

No-deal Brexit would have far reaching change on island of Ireland, warns Govt (RTÉ)

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