EU Brexit minister Barnier tweeting and across the wires 24 Nov

  • EU will defend Dublin's position in talks with Britain over coming weeks
  • Irish issues are EU issues

Yep, and a nice bargaining chip too eh? Tweeting across the bows of the UK govt.

Ireland is facing domestic political fallout and possibly new elections, and has strengthened its demands from May&Co on how the border will be kept open . It has warned it will veto moves in trade talks if it's not satisfied.

Meanwhile,