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Leo Varadkar: "The challenge in our generation is Brexit." (Photo: Consilium)

Irish PM proposes EU-UK customs union after Brexit

The Irish prime minister has proposed an EU-UK custom union and a transition period for the UK as a way of keeping an economic open border between Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit.

"If the United Kingdom does not want to stay in the [EU] customs union, perhaps there can be an EU-UK customs union," Leo Varadkar said during his first visit to Northern Ireland on Friday (4 August).

"We have one with Turkey. Surely we ...

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