Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar hailed that the agreement between UK PM May and EU Juncker was positive. He added that I” hope and trust the withdrawal agreement will now be endorsed by the House of Commons.”
He noted that the “documents are complementary to the withdrawal agreement and political declaration and aim to provide an additional layer of interpretation, clarification and elaboration to the United Kingdom ahead of a further vote in Westminster …”
And, the “instrument agreed yesterday puts those assurances on a legal footing and represents an unambiguous statement by both parties of what has been agreed.” At the same time “it does not re open the withdrawal agreement or undermine the backstop or its application.”
