Brexit: Irish border issue must be resolved by summer or there will be no withdrawal agreement - McGuinness

Intro:

Members of the European Parliament received an update on Brexit negotiations from the EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier today in Strasbourg. Barnier warned that a solution to the Irish border issue must be found, otherwise there will be no agreement on the UK's withdrawal from the EU, and no two-year transition period, as has been provisionally agreed.

Mairead McGuinness, Fine Gael MEP and a vice-president in the parliament, said this agreement needs to be reached by June and not by October as envisioned by London.

Outro:

"...that this is resolved"