How is Boris Johnson's deal different to Theresa May's?

10 December 2019

The Institute for Government has looked at how Boris Johnson’s deal compares to Theresa May’s.

Most of Mr Johnson's deal is the same as Mrs May's, but the new Northern Ireland protocol (which looks at how a hard border can be avoided in the event of no deal) replaces the Irish backstop which was highly controversial amongst MPs.

The Institute for Government has laid out all the key parts of the Withdrawal Agreement, Political Declaration (which sets out the aims of future EU negotiations but isn’t legally binding) and the Northern Ireland protocol.

 

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