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PM call with Taoiseach Leo Varadkar: 15 May 2020

Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

皇冠体育app Prime Minister spoke to Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar this afternoon.

皇冠体育appy discussed the UK and Ireland鈥檚 approaches to tackling coronavirus and agreed on the importance of continued cooperation going forward, given the closeness of our two countries.

On the UK鈥檚 intention to impose quarantine restrictions on international travellers, the Prime Minister emphasised that there would be exemptions to these measures to respect the Common Travel Area.

皇冠体育app two leaders also spoke about the latest round of UK-EU negotiations. 皇冠体育app Prime Minister said the UK will continue to work hard to reach an agreement and continues to believe that this is possible.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister and Taoiseach looked forward to meeting again once the pandemic is over, and to building stronger links between the UK and Ireland.

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Published 15 May 2020