Boris Johnson has accepted that the political impasse in Northern Ireland is a "direct consequence" of the Brexit deal he signed up to.
Speaking to the BBC's political editor, Chris Mason, the prime minister insisted the Northern Ireland Protocol "had a lot to be said for it", but that it needed to be fixed as it is currently "unbalanced" in the way it's interpreted. Mr Johnson was at Hillsborough Castle to encourage Northern Ireland's parties to re-form institutions after the assembly election.
So far, the Democratic Unionist Party has withheld its support until the government takes "decisive action" on post-Brexit trade arrangements.
The is one of Boris biggest and most damaging mistakes. (And he’s made a lot)
I have so many questions from this interview.
Labour do talk a load of bollocks and the BBC are only to pleased to give them air time. These 'legally binding commitments' that the EU refer to are the same 'legally binding commitments' that require the EU to negotiate to resolve the known problems with the NIP.
There was and only ever two options...hard border or united Ireland
You repeated his lies bbcnews. You are as culpable as he is.
A guy bumped into my car when I was stationary at traffic lights many years ago I thought he was going to apologise Instead he accused me of reversing into him! Remind you of anyone?
Down to no one else.
Holy f**k ... he's recognized reality?! Do his doctors know?
“Yes, I signed it but the EU aren’t implementing like I thought they would”, it was great for NI when they had the grace period, that was to give the UK time to implement a frictionless way of customs rules with the EU. Remember all the “technology”, Rees-Mogg & co promised!
The oven ready deal wasn’t so oven ready after all. But not only wasn’t it oven ready, they didn’t even know what the ingredients to add should be!!
Your journalists need to start doing their job and hold this charlatan to account. It really is pathetic.
Have you pointed out he lied to win the GE19?
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