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BORIS JOHNSON has managed to bag a deal with the EU and is now in the process of persuading MPs to vote for his revised agreement. So how does Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal differ from Theresa May’s?
Before her resignation, Theresa May’s Brexit deal was voted down in the House of Commons three times. Mr Johnson has now declared his revised Brexit deal as “excellent” but in reality, the deal negotiated by Boris Johnson is not drastically different from the deal negotiated by ex-Prime Minister Theresa May.
There are six main ways Boris Johnson’s deal differs from the deal negotiated by his predecessor, Theresa May.
Irish backstop
Theresa May’s negotiations with Brussels resulted in the controversial notion of an Irish backstop.
The backstop would see Northern Ireland remaining part of the EU’s single market and customs union for an indefinite period, while the rest of the UK would leave.
Under the new agreement, the backstop has been abolished.
This deal essentially has completely removed the backstop in favour of giving Northern Ireland a say on a time-limited arrangement – meaning NI will remain aligned to the EU from the end of the transition, for a period of at least four years.
This will only change if it is voted on in Stormont – which, as an aside, has been without a government for more than 1,000 days.
This deal basically means Northern Ireland is now in a hybrid customs territory but, crucially, will see no checks at the border with Ireland.
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