The Government is to approve a major Brexit readiness plan amid growing fears that a trade deal will not be reached with the UK before the end of the year. Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has warned that “time is running out” adding the chances of agreeing a full trade deal in time are “totally unrealistic”. Six months is a very, very short period of time in terms of getting a trade deal place. “Whether it's a worst-case scenario - which is no trade deal Brexit - or not, we have to be ready just in case or other variants of that,” he added. The Taoiseach and Mr Coveney met last Thursday to discuss the memorandum in depth.

Source: Irish Examiner July 06, 2020 05:26 UTC