Brexit: Varadkar urges UK government to tone down ‘nationalist rhetoric’ ahead of EU trade talks – The Independent, Independent
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Leo Varadkar has urged the British government to tone down “nationalist rhetoric” over Brexit , and branded Dominic Raab ‘s memo to UK diplomats to sit separately from their EU counterparts as “petty.”
The Irish premier also warned Boris Johnson not to set out “rigid red lines” that could hinder the ability to negotiate a trade agreement , after No 22 insisted there would be no alignment or concessions in the talks.
His intervention came just minutes after Mr Raab, the foreign secretary, insisted Mr Varadkar should “refrain” from interfering in UK politics as tensions escalated over the imminent trade negotiations.
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Speaking on the BBC’s Andrew Marr program, Mr Varadkar said: “I think looking at your papers today, I would just really have one reflection.
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