There are very serious red flags with Trump’s “Board of Peace”, Ireland’s deputy premier has said, adding that he could not see a scenario in which Ireland takes part in the group as it is currently constructed.

The board was initially expected to be a small group of figures overseeing the ceasefire in the Middle East, but appears to have evolved into something more wide-reaching, in which dozens of countries have been invited to participate.

Simon Harris said that the proposal has very serious red flags, including no mention of Gaza and the involvement of Putin. He said the original plan was to create a board to oversee a peace plan for Gaza, which was endorsed by the UN in November.

“Let me also be very clear, what we are seeing today at this signing ceremony could not be further removed from that original conversation,” he said.