Boris Johnson's legal chief quits over PM plans to rewrite Brexit deal
dailyrecord.co.ukBoris Johnson is planning to break a Brexit deal on Northern Ireland border arrangements. Sir Jonathan Jones’s departure was confirmed by the Attorney General’s Office, which declined to comment on the reason for the latest exit in a string of resignations of top civil servants.A spokesman for the Attorney General’s Office said: “I can confirm Sir Jonathan has resigned but cannot comment further.”Whitehall officials briefed that Jones has resigned over concerns the Prime Minister wanted to row back on parts of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland.The resignation came as Johnson threatened to override the EU Withdrawal Agreement on customs checks for goods heading to Northern Ireland from the UK mainland.Ahead of the eighth round of.
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