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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Michael Savage and Patrick Wintour

Boris Johnson threatens Rishi Sunak’s bid to end deadlock over Brexit

Boris Johnson looking serious, looking at something off camera
A source close to Boris Johnson has said that the former prime minister thinks it would be ‘a great mistake’ to drop the NI protocol bill. Photograph: Andrew Boyers/PA

Rishi Sunak is on a collision course with Boris Johnson over his plans to overhaul Northern Ireland’s post-Brexit arrangements, amid a frantic diplomatic blitz to end the bitter dispute with the EU.

In the latest sign of the political danger Sunak faces as he attempts to reform the Northern Ireland protocol, it is understood that Johnson has become concerned that a successful deal will see the government ditch controversial legislation allowing the UK to unilaterally rip up some Brexit arrangements in the region.

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