Why the backstop gets Boris Johnson’s back up

The Brexit withdrawal agreement signed in 2017 by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and then UK prime minister Theresa May is in jeopardy now that May has been succeeded by Boris Johnson, writes Daniel McConnell

Why the backstop gets Boris Johnson’s back up
Sat, 27 Jul, 2019 - 01:00
Daniel McConnell

The Brexit withdrawal agreement signed in 2017 by Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and then UK prime minister Theresa May is in jeopardy now that May has been succeeded by Boris Johnson, writes Daniel McConnell

TO BACKSTOP or not to backstop, that is the question.

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