Brexit: Good Friday Agreement 'hard to protect' in a no deal

It will be difficult to protect both the Good Friday Agreement and the European single market in a no-deal Brexit, Leo Varadkar has said. The taoiseach (Irish prime minister) said the Republic of Ireland and the EU will do everything possible to avoid the emergence of a hard border. He said 'reasonable questions' are being asked about the protection of the single market and the customs union. Mr Varadkar described this as the basis for the Irish economic model.