Johnson, who had warned that the agreement must work for the whole of the UK, added his warm words soon afterwards, saying: “Congratulations to PM for her determination in getting today’s deal. This would help avoid a hard border, but would also limit the UK’s ability to diverge from EU regulations. Davis thinks the UK and EU can agree to meet the same aims, while achieving them in different ways. This principle would mean a deal would never be completely secure for more than five years – putting its feasibility in doubt. But Gove insisted this was acceptable as it was “time-limited” and argued any Brexit supporter should be delighted that the UK would be free from the ECJ, the single market and customs union.

Source: The Guardian December 08, 2017 09:23 UTC