How much do the far right brexiteers like mogg care about the Irish? ..... not at all
''Jacob Rees-Mogg has appeared at an event in parliament arranged by the Brexit-focused thinktank Open Europe, and it’s fair to say the backbench figurehead of the arch-leavers is not mellowing. He argued that
the UK “should ratchet up the pressure” on the EU in talks by threatening to not pay the £42bn divorce bill and point out the effect on the Irish economy of no trade deal:
If we were to apply the common external tariff on Irish beef, the Irish agricultural industry is in serious trouble.
You’ve got to ask the EU: does it want to sacrifice the economy of Ireland on the altar of EU ideology? I
my guess is that the answer is no, and therefore we are in a very strong negotiating position.''
I don't know about you, but to me this looks very blackmaily :/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...-politics-live