Irish PM holds discussion UK's counterpart over Brexit

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar spoke to Britain's Theresa May on Monday about her plan to seek a further extension to the Article 50 Brexit negotiating period, the Irish government said in a statement.

EU leaders will meet on Wednesday to discuss Britain's request. The Irish government said that in the call with May, Varadkar had "repeated his openness to an extension of the deadline". 

(With inputs from agencies.)