Border deal a statement of intent, says David Davis

Britain’s Brexit secretary has risked a war of words with the Government after stating the Brexit deal signed to much fanfare last week was “more a statement of intent than it was a legally enforceable thing”.

His comments came after reports that some hardline Brexiteers in the UK had been assured by the British government that the term ‘full alignment’ was “meaningless”.

Speaking to the BBC, Mr Davis moved to calm fears of hardline leavers who were alarmed by a section of the agreement with Brussels which said Britain would have “full alignment” with the EU on regulations and standards that impacted on Northern Ireland.