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The Five Ways In Which Prime Minister Boris Johnson Personally Owns The Withdrawal Agreement And Northern Irish Protocol
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One - policy
Johnson changed the policy of his predecessor Theresa May
Her & #39;backstop& #39; approach was different - as new PM he changed this to the Irish Sea border
His decision
Johnson changed the policy of his predecessor Theresa May
Her & #39;backstop& #39; approach was different - as new PM he changed this to the Irish Sea border
His decision
Two - negotiation
Having changed the policy, Johnson then negotiated the consequential changes to the withdrawal agreement and Northern Irish protocol
His policy, his negotiation
Having changed the policy, Johnson then negotiated the consequential changes to the withdrawal agreement and Northern Irish protocol
His policy, his negotiation
Three - signature
Having negotiated the changes to the withdrawal agreement and Northern Irish protocol, he literally signed the legally binding agreement and protocol
Even posed for a photograph
His policy, his negotiation, his signature
Having negotiated the changes to the withdrawal agreement and Northern Irish protocol, he literally signed the legally binding agreement and protocol
Even posed for a photograph
His policy, his negotiation, his signature
Four - mandate
He also campaigned in a general election and obtained a mandate for this & #39;oven-ready& #39; agreement
His policy, his negotiation, his signature, his mandate
He also campaigned in a general election and obtained a mandate for this & #39;oven-ready& #39; agreement
His policy, his negotiation, his signature, his mandate
Five - legislation
With a mandate, Johnson pushed the withdrawal agreement and Northern Ireland protocol through parliament - with hardly any scrutiny
His policy, his negotiation, his signature, his mandate - and his legislation
With a mandate, Johnson pushed the withdrawal agreement and Northern Ireland protocol through parliament - with hardly any scrutiny
His policy, his negotiation, his signature, his mandate - and his legislation
Rarely has there been so personal a connection of a PM to a treaty and its implementing legislation
From policy conception to implementation, and every step in between, this was Johnson
And now, we are told he is & #39;beginning to realise& #39; what he did in these *five* distinct steps
From policy conception to implementation, and every step in between, this was Johnson
And now, we are told he is & #39;beginning to realise& #39; what he did in these *five* distinct steps
The policy and law of the withdrawal agreement and Northern Ireland protocol is Johnson& #39;s creature
He owns it and should be known to own it
Nobody else would or could have made it happen in this way
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He owns it and should be known to own it
Nobody else would or could have made it happen in this way
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