Ireland's Coveney: EU is serious about helping PM May get deal passed

Irish foreign minister Simon Coveney recently crossed the wires saying that British Prime Minister Theresa May's parliamentary defeat on Thursday increased the scepticism among the EU that she could pass her deal, but added that the EU was serious about helping PM May to succeed on that matter.

Key quotes (via Reuters)

• In no-deal, the UK is obliged to stick to 2017 commitment on no border infrastructure.
• Ireland is 100 pct committed to remaining a full member of the EU single market.
•  EU ready to give robust, comprehensive reassurances on the backstop.