'Johnson says the UK has agreed that there should be an all-island area in Ireland for agri-foods. This would mean*
Northern Ireland*being bound by EU sanitary and phytosanitary rules. That is a big concession from the UK, he says.'
This is a quote from that interview this morning I found significant, essentially what he is proposing is the borders be pushed off Ireland entirely. ..meaning not that there won't be a border. .. there will still have to be one, it will be here instead.
Do I think that Johnson is doing this because he wants higher phytosanitary standards than the EU?.... No.
https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_custom...equirements_en
https://www.theguardian.com/politics...rter-live-news