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.@rtenews asked @LeoVaradkar whether he discussed the state of play & debate over the Withdrawal Agreement during the #ToryLeadershipContest in the UK with @MichelBarnier in a meeting earlier today. What he had to say is pretty blunt: 1/6
"In terms of our position we’re being absolutely up front and clear on this: There’s going to be ongoing European unity. Any negotiations will have to happen between the UK and the EU." 2/6
"We’re not going to allow the UK to tour the capitals and try to engage in bilateral agreements. That’s not how this works. " 3/6
"The Withdrawal Agreement is not going to be reopened but we will consider amendments to the joint Political Declaration and if there is no Withdrawal Agreement there will be no transition period for the UK" 4/6
"...whoever is going to become British Prime Minister and they’re going to have to face the reality of the situation: A united Europe, a Withdrawal Agreement that isn’t going to be reopened...5/6
...and a basic fact that if we don’t have an agreement by the thirty first of October, there won’t be an extension other than for a referendum or an election. And if there’s a no deal Brexit there’ll be no transition period for the UK”. 6/6
