Irish PM has support of all 27 EU states against hard border in Ireland

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday that he had the support of all remaining 27 European Union states on ensuring a Brexit deal delivers legally-binding guarantees there will be no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Ahead of a meeting of EU leaders to seek an accord on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc, he said he was open to suggestions that a transition period could be extended more than two years.