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00:00THE PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRELAND REPRESENT THIS. FRANCINE: WHAT ARE THE CHANCES BREXIT WILL NEVER HAPPEN? LEO: VERY UNLIKELY AT THIS STAGE. OBVIOUSLY, AS SOMEBODY WHO IS EUROPEAN, I AM SORRY TO SEE THE UNITED KINGDOM GO AND I AM CONSCIOUS IT IS BEING DONE AT A TIME WHEN THE YOUNGER PEOPLE WANT TO STAY. THAT IS A DECISION FOR THE PEOPLE AND WE HAVE TO RESPECT THAT. FRANCINE: WHAT KIND OF DEAL DO THINK WE WILL END UP WITH? LEO: I THINK THAT IS PART OF THE DIFFICULTY IS THAT THE UNITED KINGDOM WILL SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE WHETHER THEY SHOULD LABOR NOT. THOSE WHO LEAVE DO NOT AGREE AMONG THEMSELVES AS TO WHAT THAT MEANT. THESE THINGS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THOUGHT OUT. WE COULD WORK OF A CAN AGO MODEL -- CANADA MODEL WITH ARRANGEMENTS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND. THE PEOPLE WHO CAUSED ALL THIS HAVE TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WE COULD HELP. FRANCINE: WHEN YOU SAY YOU CAN HELP, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? LEO: IT MEANS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS IS TRYING TO NEGOTIATE AN ORDERLY BREXIT WITH A TRANSITION GIVING BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE TIME TO ADJUST WITH SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR NORTHERN IRELAND THAT ALLOWS US TO AVOID A HARD BORDER. BEAR IN MIND, A LOT OF MPS DID NOT VOTE AGAINST THE DEAL BECAUSE OF THE BACKSTOP. SOME WANT THE SECOND REFERENDUM, SOMEONE A DIFFERENT MODEL. -- SOME WANT A DIFFERENT MODEL. FRANCINE: COULD YOU CHANGE SOME OF THE WORDS IN THE POLITICAL AGREEMENT TO MAKE PARLIAMENT COME ROUND? LEO: ABSOLUTELY. WE SHOULD NOT FORGET THE BASIC PRINCIPLES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM CAUSED BY BRITAIN. WE CAME WITH A SOLUTION, THE DEAL ON THE TABLE AND PARLIAMENT HAS REJECTED IT VERY -- IT. WHY ARE WE THE ONES BEING ASKED TO HELP SOLVE THE PROBLEM THEY CREATED? WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING US? TOM: WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING? LEO: NOTHING AT THE MOMENT.

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Irish PM Says Brexit 'Is a Problem Caused by Britain'

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar says it's unlikely Brexit won't happen. He talks about negotiations with Britain and the need for an open border. He speaks at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on "Bloomberg Surveillance." (Source: Bloomberg)

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