It is concerning to watch UK disengage from the world, says Irish PM

Leo Varadkar in Granada, Spain, where he will hold bilateral talks with Rishi Sunak as part of the European Political Community summit. Photograph: Jon Nazca/Reuters

Ireland’s prime minister has said he is concerned to see the UK “disengaging from the world”, and accused it of turning inwards by leaving the EU, slashing international aid and now considering abandoning a human rights treaty.

Speaking before a bilateral meeting with Rishi Sunak in the Spanish city of Granada, Leo Varakdar said he could barely recognise the country.