Irish warn Theresa May: change course or risk Brexit chaos

Ireland’s European commissioner has urged Theresa May to change her Brexit plans dramatically to prevent a mounting crisis over the Irish border from derailing her hopes of an EU trade deal.The threat of a hard Irish border has emerged as the major obstacle to the prime minister’s aim of securing the green light for Brexit trade talks at a crucial summit only weeks away.Phil Hogan, the EU’s agriculture commissioner, told the Observer that it was a “very simple fact”