Labour's Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer, the Shadow Brexit Secretary, slammed the prime minister for the comments, which he said showed a lack of understanding over his Brexit deal. Boris Johnson's Brexit deal explained Boris Johnson finally agreed a Brexit deal with the EU on 17 October 2019, though it still needs approval by MPs and is now on ice. But it scraps the Irish backstop, an insurance policy designed at preventing a hard border between Northern Ireland the Republic. Critics say this puts a customs border across the Irish Sea - more of this below. The Northern Ireland Assembly - known as Stormont - will get a vote every four years on whether to let EU law continue.

Source: Daily Mirror November 08, 2019 10:15 UTC