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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Aubrey Allegretti Political correspondent

Boris Johnson dangles threat of rebellion over Northern Ireland deal

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson has urged the DUP to think carefully before passing judgment on Sunak’s deal. Photograph: Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images

Boris Johnson is dangling the threat of a rebellion over Rishi Sunak after a new post-Brexit deal was announced that will rip up the former prime minister’s protocol on Northern Ireland and ditch his legislation to override it.

Although most Conservative MPs warmly welcomed the breakthrough after two years of negotiations, Johnson stayed away from the House of Commons chamber and is said not to have made up his mind about whether to endorse or oppose the “Windsor framework”.

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