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Mary Lou McDonald says she told Boris Johnson 'to make sure he's not the DUP's gofer'
How the backstop created a back door for anti-Irish sentiment in the UK
Boris Johnson says Brexit is a 'massive economic opportunity'
Boris Johnson's Brexit comments 'unhelpful', Coveney says
Coveney says no-deal Brexit will be 'a disaster for us all'
Andrew Adonis: 'Don't panic - Boris Johnson is the last throw of the Brexit dice'
Reality of backstop not changing or going anywhere will confront new British prime minister, says Donohoe
The UK's Brexit department is hiring four advisers - two for the backstop and two for 'alternative arrangements'
UK report says alternative to backstop 'should be fully up and running within three years'
Bin the backstop or pay us off? Here's what the Conservative leadership hopefuls have said about Ireland
'I'm no expert in the cultivation of cannabis': Taoiseach supports idea of Irish farmers growing cannabis in the future
Theresa May says she had to reach out to Labour or risk letting Brexit 'slip through our fingers'
MPs could vote on May's deal for FOURTH time as it's warned hard Brexit is 'nearly inevitable'
Explainer: What is May's new Brexit deal and what on earth will happen next?
David Davis says May's Brexit deal is 'dreadful' but if UK could pull out of backstop it's 'rescuable'
Geoffrey Cox argued that 'backstop could threaten Northern Irish human rights'
'Never has Europe been in such danger': Macron calls for EU reform in light of Brexit
Michel Barnier says EU is open to negotiating on Brexit 'guarantees' but not on the backstop
MPs overwhelmingly back delaying Brexit if needed, as Labour says it will support second referendum
Impact of no-deal Brexit would be 'more severe' and last longer in Northern Ireland than anywhere else
May rejects Corbyn's pitch as yet another week of Brexit debate looms in House of Commons
Sky News poll shows Brexit has damaged UK's reputation for majority of Irish people
Irish government welcomes May's border comments but says she has 'unrealistic expectations' about backstop
Theresa May to give Brexit speech in Northern Ireland today
May's cabinet to discuss alternative arrangements to backstop with Eurosceptic MPs
'Summon up the blood': The best Brexit quotes from another colourful week
Foreign Secretary says UK may seek to delay Brexit in bid to secure deal
MPs don't want the Irish backstop. Europe won't budge. So now what?
Coveney: London's latest tactic is like saying 'give me what I want or I'll jump out the window'
UK parliament votes to bin the backstop and go back to renegotiate in Brussels
MPs vote to ask the EU to replace Irish backstop with unspecific 'alternative arrangements'
British MPs to vote on seven motions - including on NI backstop - to amend Brexit withdrawal deal
Arlene Foster endorses 'Malthouse' proposal for alternative to Irish backstop
Boris Johnson suggests Theresa May planning Brexit fightback with 'freedom clause'
Theresa May rules out second Brexit referendum in Plan B speech
'There won't be a border because we don't want it!': What Brexiteers think of the backstop
Standing still: At the end of a historic week, where exactly are we with Brexit?
Last-minute letters between Theresa May and two EU leaders have been published
May tells MPs not backing her Brexit deal would be 'catastrophic' as Corbyn says he's ready for election
'This political chaos cannot go on': Corbyn calls for general election to break Brexit deadlock