Northern Ireland protocol 'a little too strict', says Leo Varadkar

Remarks by Ireland's deputy PM raise hopes of compromise as talks reopen over post-Brexit trade Latest politics news - live The former taoiseach Leo Varadkar has conceded that the Northern Ireland protocol is "a little too strict", raising hopes of further EU compromises as talks reopen between London and Brussels. Varadkar, who is now deputy prime minister, said he believed there was room "for more flexibility" in the controversial Brexit arrangements that have cast a shadow over Anglo-Irish re...