Johnson hits out at ‘excessively burdensome’ Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

Johnson hits out at ‘excessively burdensome’ Brexit checks in Northern Ireland

French President Emmanuel Macron arrives at Cornwall Airport Newquay ahead of the G7 summit (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Boris Johnson has suggested the European Union is taking an “excessively burdensome” approach to post-Brexit trading arrangements for Northern Ireland.

The British Prime Minister, who signed the Brexit divorce deal which included the Northern Ireland Protocol, insisted he is not trying to back out of the agreement.

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