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Boris Johnson slams Theresa May's Brexit plan at fractious Tory meeting

2,033 views · Published 2 October 2018 · 1:52 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: FRANCE 24 English · 2018 · News & Politics

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Britain''s former Foreign Secretery was greeted to rousing applause from the audience as he took to the stage.Boris Johnson long-anticipated speech maintained momentum with attacking Prime Minister Theresa May''s chequers strategy for Britan''s exit from the EU.
   "There is time.This is the moment to chuck Chequers....to scrap the institutions constitutionally abominable northern Ireland back stop. To use the otherwise redundant and miserable implementation period to the end of 2020. To negotiate the Super Canada FTA, to invest in all the customs procedures that we will need to ensure contined frictionless trade, and to prepare much more vigorously than hitherto for coming out on WTO terms"Johnson warned that Mrs May''s vision was a "constitutional outrage" that could leave the British economy subject to EU rules.He said he hoped "to back the PM by forcing her to reverse her plan.Earlier the Theresa May unveiled a new immigration policy. She outlined the Free movement of EU workers - a key issue in the Brexit referendum. Mrs May said EU workers wanting to settle in Britain post Brexit will require visas and that high-skilled immigrants would be prioritised.She also hinted at a possible compromise on keeping the land border with Ireland open.May''s public battle with Johnson comes just two weeks before she is set to return to Brussels in hopes of breaking the Brexit deadlock to reach a deal.Westminster has already pledged to protect the rights of more than three million EU citizens currently residing in Britain, even if there is no divorce deal.

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