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- Boris Johnson calls on May to ditch her “crazy” plans to form a ‘customs partnership’ with the EU.
- May and her team have asked Johnson and the rest of her cabinet to back her plans, which they believe would prevent a hard border with Northern Ireland.
- However, Johnson and other senior Brexiteers in May’s cabinet believe doing so would restrict the UK from signing trade deals after Brexit.
- Downing Street delays further discussion of the issue at Cabinet as officials seek a compromise.
- Both May and Johnson’s preferred options for replacing the customs union after Brexit have been rejected by the EU.
LONDON — Theresa May’s plans to form a “customs partnership” with the EU after Brexit are “crazy,” and must be ditched, the foreign secretary has said in the clearest public attack yet on the prime minister’s authority.
Boris Johnson told the Daily Mail that May was attempting to create a “crazy system” which would break the key Brexit campaign pledge to “take back control” of Britain’s trading system from the EU.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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