Boris pours water on Rishi’s Brexit plan hinting that he could lead a rebellion
The Metro says Boris Johnson says he will struggle to support Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.
The former prime minister – who claimed to have an ‘oven-ready deal three years ago – said the Government ‘needs to be clear’ moving forward.
In a Westminster speech, Mr Johnson said: ‘I’m going to find it very difficult to vote for something like this myself, because I believed we should’ve done something very different.
‘No matter how much plaster came off the ceiling in Brussels.
‘I’m conscious I’m not going to be thanked for saying this, but I think it is my job to do so: we must be clear about what is really going on here.
‘This is not about the UK taking back control, and although there are easements this is really a version of the solution that was being offered last year to Liz Truss when she was foreign secretary.