A real statesman.
Juncker says that without the Irish PM Leo Varadkar it “would not have been possible to reach an agreement today”.
#ThankYouLeo
Juncker said no other deal and no extension as well.
He didn’t actually. What he said was “the deal would make an extension unnecessary”
Leo is the greatest stateman in Irish history
He doesn’t have the authority to say that
An extension is decided by the EU governments and EU Parliament
He also has no say over internal Commons votes
Leo slays the Lionhearts
It was Leo wot won it
Front page of the Irish sun tomorrow is Leo sneering with “GOTCHA” written across him
I see wot you did there btw, very nice Juliio
Leo ate Arlenes hamster
Arlenefostergoesballisticbrexitdealsatrocious
Will the last unionist to leave Northern Ireland take down the flegs
Eh, right.
We can have one big final bonfire
He’s the greatest blueshirt since Collins
I did on the back of your advice mate and sterling sunk 100 bps shortly after your call. You’d need a magic money tree to ride out the market with your advice
Must have been some other way out of there
He takes the plaudits but Coveney and to a lesser extent the fragrant Helen McEntee did all the heavy lifting over the last few years. Credit also to Enda who ensured the NI issue was put front and centre in the minds of the EU in the months after the vote.