British PM called Ireland's Varadkar after parliament setback

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson called his Irish counterpart Leo Varadkar on Saturday after he lost a vote in parliament obliging him to ask for a delay to Brexit, an Irish government spokesman said.

Johnson will send a letter requesting a further extension to Britain's departure from the European Union, an EU official said, after he had hoped Saturday would see lawmakers support the divorce deal he agreed with EU leaders this week and finally end three years of political deadlock.

"The PM called the Taoiseach earlier. The PM spoke about today's developments in Westminster," the government spokesman told Reuters.

 

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