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Boris Johnson says Rishi Sunak’s Northern Ireland protocol deal 'does not take back control'

Guardian, 02 Mar 2023
Speaking at the Global Soft Power summit in London, the ex-prime minister Boris Johnson said the deal agreed by Sunak was 'not about the UK taking back control'.
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Johnson admitted he was at fault that the checks on the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland had become too 'onerous' but reiterated his call for the UK to be allowed to diverge with EU regulations and laws. He said: 'This is nothing if it is not a Brexit government, and Brexit is nothing if we in this country don’t do things differently.'

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