EU will not fall into Brexit 'negotiating trap', UK told

Irish foreign minister also calls for avoidance of blame game as truth of Brexit' becomes clear

Senior Irish and French and ministers have warned that the EU is not going to fall into a Brexit negotiating trap" being laid by the UK as both sides entered into what the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, has described as the last week or so" of substantive talks.

Simon Coveney, who has had a leading role in the first phase of negotiations over the Irish border, said at the same time both sides must avoid engaging in a blame game as the truth of Brexit" and its subsequent challenges become clear.