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Johnson gets short shrift in Ireland

Dublin | British Prime Minister Boris Johnson got little help from his Irish counterpart Monday (early Tuesday AEST) as he sought to turn the page on a disastrous week in London and unblock the path to a British exit from the European Union.

With another near-certain defeat expected in Parliament on Monday night, Mr Johnson crossed the sea in the morning, visiting Dublin for talks with Irish leader Leo Varadkar aimed at disentangling one of the thorniest aspects of Brexit negotiations: what to do about Northern Ireland.

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