Woo Irish prime minister to get a better Brexit deal, says UK underdog Harper
Rebuilding diplomatic ties with Ireland is the key to getting a better Brexit deal from the EU, says Conservative Party’s Mark Harper
11 June 2019 - 19:06
LONDON — Rebuilding diplomatic ties with Ireland is the key to getting a better Brexit deal from the EU, says Mark Harper, the self-styled “serious underdog” in the contest to be Britain’s new prime minister.
The future of the land border between EU-member Ireland and British province Northern Ireland proved to be the downfall of outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May, causing a deep rupture in her Conservative Party that culminated in three crushing defeats in parliament on her proposed Brexit deal...
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