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Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says he is "confident", or has the "sense" at least, that the UK will not crash out of the EU at the end of March. "We’ll either have a deal or an extension."
Varadkar said: "What’s evident to me is that absolutely nobody wants the UK to crash out of the EU without a deal. That is a lose-lose-lose situation for everyone."
The Taoiseach was speaking in Sharm El Sheikh at the #LAS-EU summit, ahead of a bilateral with Theresa May.
"[it will be a] chance to listen and hear about her plans in the coming weeks, how she expects to get the WA ratified, and how we might be able to assist in that..
"but always bearing in mind that anything that is offered by the EU can’t contradict the letter or spirit of whatever has been agreed..."
Varadkar: "I’d certainlty rather see an extension [to Article 50] than seeing the UK leave without a deal. A long extension creates a complication in relation to the European elections, but that’s a small complication relative to the impact on our economy.
"A lot of colleagues feel if there is an extension it should be an extension with a plan, rather than an extension just to continue negotiations which have gone on for almost 2 years."
