The British prime minister welcomed Ireland's new taoisearch Leo Varadkar to No.10 on Monday, and discussed various issues ranging from Brexit, borders, the ongoing DUP deal and the support and solidarity the people of Ireland shared with UK.
Varadkar said Brexit was a matter of regret for Ireland as the UK is leaving the EU, the single market and the Customs Union, but said the two leaders have a shared objective to not return to past borders between the two Irelands.
May said she is personally committed to a practical, "seamless and frictionless" solution between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, after Brexit. Varadkar said the border should be “invisible”.
The leaders talked about the ongoing deal with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to form a majority government, May reassured Vardarkar that it will not affect the Good Friday Agreement.
He also revealed that it has been a 'little thrill' to tour No.10 as it reminded him of the scene in hit film Love Actually where Hugh Grant danced down the stairs, “but apparently, it wasn't filmed here, so I didn't get a chance to see the stairs,” he told reporters.
Vadarkar spoke about the attack on Muslims outside Finsbury Park mosque as well as the London Bridge and Westminster attacks, and the Grenfell Tower fire, saying that an attack on London is an attack on Ireland, and offered support and solidarity to the British people.
