Ireland's Coveney says that EU is 'open' to giving UK Brexit extension

Comments by Irish foreign minister, Simon Coveney, to RTE Radio

• UK should be given time and space

Ireland seems to be taking a more softer stance than their counterparts on this, as evident by Leo Varadkar's comments overnight as well. But it should remain clear that European leaders would expect some sort of plan or well-thought reasoning to proceed with an extension. As it stands, markets are still very much taking it as a given.