Irish Minister McEntee believes that DUP wants to avoid hard border

Comments from Helen McEntee, the Irish Minister of State for European Affairs, crossed the wires last minutes, delivered in an interview with RTE.

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Agreed position suited everybody.

Does not think the government will change the text.

We were talking about an "alignment".

We can still get to Phase 2 of Brexit talks.

The UK said all issues could be sorted in Phase 2.

Believes that DUP wants to avoid hard border.