Johnson has reneged on Good Friday agreement vows, says EU

Accusations come as PM is set to meet Irish taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin

European officials have accused Boris Johnson of "reneging" on pledges to uphold the Good Friday agreement, ahead of the prime minister's first meeting with his Irish counterpart.

Johnson will meet the Irish taoiseach, Leo Varadkar, in Dublin on Monday at a tumultuous moment in the Brexit process, with only 52 days until the UK's departure. Talks are set to be tense as fears grow in Dublin and Brussels that the British prime minister is backsliding on promises to protect the tightly knit economic and social links on the island of Ireland.