Boris Johnson has argued that Rishi Sunak's Windsor Framework does not represent the UK taking back control in the wake of Brexit.
Speaking on Thursday, Mr Johnson said he would find it "very difficult to vote" for the Windsor Framework, claiming he would have negotiated something different.
"I'm conscious I'm not going to be thanked for saying this, but I think it is my job to do so: we must be clear about what is really going on here," he said. "This is not about the UK taking back control, and although there are easements this is really a version of the solution that was being offered last year to Liz Truss when she was foreign secretary.
"This is the EU graciously unbending to allow us to do what we want to do in our own country, not by our laws but by theirs." The former prime minister also admitted he wrongly assumed there would not be many checks on goods moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.In his first appearance since Mr Sunak negotiated a new deal with the European Union, Mr Johnson also said he wanted to point out that when he stepped down, the Conservatives were only a few points behind Labour.
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