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Boris Johnson sets out his 'Super Canada' Brexit plan Boris Johnson sets out his 'Super Canada' Brexit plan
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Boris Johnson has set out his own plan for Brexit, arguing that the UK should "chuck Chequers" and negotiate a "Super Canada" free trade deal instead.Boris Johnson has set out his own plan for Brexit, arguing that the UK should "chuck Chequers" and negotiate a "Super Canada" free trade deal instead.
The ex-foreign sectary, who quit over Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan, called her strategy "a moral and intellectual humiliation".The ex-foreign sectary, who quit over Theresa May's Chequers Brexit plan, called her strategy "a moral and intellectual humiliation".
He said his vision would not lead to a hard Irish border, with any checks carried out away from the crossing.He said his vision would not lead to a hard Irish border, with any checks carried out away from the crossing.
The PM says her plan is the only one which will avoid carving up the UK.The PM says her plan is the only one which will avoid carving up the UK.
BBC political correspondent Jonathan Blake said there was little new in Mr Johnson's intervention but the timing - on the eve of the Conservative Party conference - was significant as the prime minister would face further pressure from her own MPs to change her approach to Brexit. And ex-attorney general Dominic Grieve, who backs a new referendum on Brexit, told the Evening Standard up to 40 Tory MPs were prepared to vote against any Canada-style deal if Mrs May ultimately opted for it.
The UK is due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019. The two sides are seeking to negotiate the terms of exit, as well as an outline agreement on future co-operation. BBC deputy political editor John Pienaar said Mr Johnson's 5,000 word article, published two days before the start of the Conservative Party conference, was a reminder that the PM's plan had very little support in the party and it was going to be a difficult week for her in Birmingham.
Parliament is to vote on any withdrawal deal. The UK is due to leave the EU on 29 March 2019. The two sides are seeking to negotiate the terms of exit, as well as an outline agreement on future co-operation. Parliament is to vote on any withdrawal deal.
In an article for the Telegraph titled "a better plan for Brexit", Mr Johnson wrote there had been a "collective failure of government, and a collapse of will by the British establishment, to deliver on the mandate of the people".In an article for the Telegraph titled "a better plan for Brexit", Mr Johnson wrote there had been a "collective failure of government, and a collapse of will by the British establishment, to deliver on the mandate of the people".
He said the Chequers proposals - which would keep the UK closely aligned with the EU in trade in goods - represented "the intellectual error of believing we can be half-in, half-out" of the EU.He said the Chequers proposals - which would keep the UK closely aligned with the EU in trade in goods - represented "the intellectual error of believing we can be half-in, half-out" of the EU.
UK firms would be exposed to EU regulations that could disadvantage them, and free trade deals would be made more difficult.UK firms would be exposed to EU regulations that could disadvantage them, and free trade deals would be made more difficult.
This, he said, was a "democratic disaster" and would "cheat the electorate" if implemented.This, he said, was a "democratic disaster" and would "cheat the electorate" if implemented.
He proposed a looser free trade agreement, "at least as deep as the one the EU has recently concluded with Canada".He proposed a looser free trade agreement, "at least as deep as the one the EU has recently concluded with Canada".
Canada's deal with the EU, signed in 2016, removes the vast majority of customs duties on EU exports to Canada and Canadian exports to the EU.Canada's deal with the EU, signed in 2016, removes the vast majority of customs duties on EU exports to Canada and Canadian exports to the EU.
Mr Johnson said a Super Canada deal would involve:Mr Johnson said a Super Canada deal would involve:
Mr Johnson argued that it should be "relatively straightforward" to negotiate membership of the EU's aviation area, with a process for recognising each other's rules and a dispute mechanism in which neither side's institutions had power over the other.Mr Johnson argued that it should be "relatively straightforward" to negotiate membership of the EU's aviation area, with a process for recognising each other's rules and a dispute mechanism in which neither side's institutions had power over the other.
He also said cooperation between the UK and EU would be closer on areas such as security and defence.He also said cooperation between the UK and EU would be closer on areas such as security and defence.
On the issue of Northern Ireland, he said any "extra procedures" could be carried out away from the border with Ireland.On the issue of Northern Ireland, he said any "extra procedures" could be carried out away from the border with Ireland.
But Mr Johnson said the UK would have to "buy some time" to negotiate such a deal, pointing at the possible need to extend any transition period beyond 2020.But Mr Johnson said the UK would have to "buy some time" to negotiate such a deal, pointing at the possible need to extend any transition period beyond 2020.
Labour said the comments proved the Conservatives had "run out of ideas" and were consumed by "internal warfare".
"As Boris Johnson says, there has been 'a collective failure of government'. But not just on Brexit, on housing, education, community safety, on our NHS, public services and utilities," said shadow minister Jon Trickett.
'Half-baked'
The Lib Dems condemned what they said was a "half-baked, sloppy rant" while Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson said he believed Brexit would be a disaster for Britain.
"I do personally think that entrepreneurs and business people know what this country needs more than Boris Johnson knows," he told Sky News.
Mrs May set out her proposals on the key issue of future trade with the EU after a Chequers summit in July.Mrs May set out her proposals on the key issue of future trade with the EU after a Chequers summit in July.
It has been fiercely criticised by some Brexiteers, who say her plans for a "common rulebook" on goods would compromise the UK's sovereignty.It has been fiercely criticised by some Brexiteers, who say her plans for a "common rulebook" on goods would compromise the UK's sovereignty.
Up to 40 Tory Brexiteers have said they will oppose her plan if it comes to a vote in Parliament. Up to 40 Tory Brexiteers have said they will oppose her plan if it comes to a vote in Parliament. And European leaders warned her last week that key parts of her strategy were not viable.
And European leaders warned her last week that key parts of her strategy were not viable.
Mrs May has dismissed previous suggestions that checks could be carried out away from the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, insisting that any system of checks was "still a hard border".Mrs May has dismissed previous suggestions that checks could be carried out away from the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, insisting that any system of checks was "still a hard border".
"You don't solve the issue of no hard border by having a hard border 20km inside Ireland," she told the BBC last week."You don't solve the issue of no hard border by having a hard border 20km inside Ireland," she told the BBC last week.