Varadkar says all 27 EU states against hard border in Ireland

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday that he had the support of all remaining 27 European Union states on ensuring a Brexit deal delivers legally-binding guarantees there will be no hard border between Ireland and northern Ireland.

Ahead of a meeting of EU leaders to seek an accord on Britain's withdrawal from the bloc, he said he was open to suggestions that a transition period could be extended more than two years.

(Reporting by Alissa de Carbonnel; Editing by Matthew Mpoke Bigg)