Pascal Lamy the former head of the World Trade Organization has warned that Ireland may ned emergency aid in the event of a ‘no-deal Brexit’, the UK Business Insider reports.
Lamy, who also formerly held the position of EU Trade Commissioner, said that Ireland and Britain will have no way of avoiding the implementation of a hard border between the North and the Republic if the UK leaves the EU without having a deal negotiated on trade and regulations with Brussels.
The former WTO head stated that the current divisions inside the cabinet and party of UK Prime Minister Theresa May have increased the likelihood of Brexit taking place without a negotiated deal between London and Brussels, RTE reports.