Reports👇saying Johnson government is briefing that Ireland will be under huge pressure to compromise over backstop bc of impact of no deal but reality is a) minority Irish gov under most domestic pressure NOT to buckle over backstop /1 irishtimes.com/news/ireland/i…
b)There’s little EU appetite “throw Ireland under a bus”. EU diplomats say “gentle pressure” would be put on Dublin if they thought current UK backstop proposals were realistic BUT they don’t .. so no EU pressure on Varadkar to compromise right now /2
Where there is EU behind-the-scenes pressure on Dublin is to ensure their no deal #Brexit border preparations are up to scratch to protect single market .. though Brussels acknowledges the political sensitivity of those preparations for Varadkar /3
