Irish border issue: Britain risks crashing out of EU without a Brexit deal or transition period
Britain is still at risk of crashing out of the EU without a Brexit deal or transition period if it does not produce a solution to the Irish border issue, the president of the European Council has warned.
Donald Tusk said Britain had caused the problem in Ireland by voting for Brexit and would therefore have to help solve it.
His comments, made in the European Parliament, come on the first day of talks between negotiators on the future relationship between Britain and the UK something the British side has wanted since last year.
We want to use the positive momentum in these negotiations to finally settle outstanding issues such as the solution to avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, Mr Tusk told MEPs in his report to MEPs on the March European ...
