Rishi Sunak warns Brexit it's not about 'personalities in the act against Boris Johnson'

After years of wrangling over Brexit, Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen reached a new deal yesterday aimed at resolving issues business in Northern Ireland

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Rishi Sunak has issued a veiled warning to Boris Johnson not to undermine his new Brexit deal, insisting it's not about 'personalities'.

The Prime Minister has admitted the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol - signed by Mr Johnson - needs to be corrected as he launches a charm offensive to promote his Brexit deal.

After years of wrangling over Brexit, Mr Sunak and EU leader Ursula von der Leyen agreed a new deal yesterday to address trade issues in Northern Ireland caused by the UK's departure of the EU.

Mr. Sunak traveled to Northern Ireland today, where he told workers in Belfast he was 'over the moon' with the progress being made.

The new 'Windsor Framework' facilitates checks on goods crossing the Irish Sea and gives Northern Irish politicians veto power over EU law, dubbed the 'Stormont Brake'.

But Mr Sunak must sell the deal to the Democratic Unionist Party and his own Brexiteer backbenchers, including the former Prime Minister.

Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a press conference at the Guildhall in Windsor (

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Mr. Johnson has yet to comment, with a source close to him saying he wanted time to study the deal. Just last week, he urged Mr Sunak to stick to his original plan.

The Prime Minister confirmed he had spoken to Mr Johnson about the deal and issued a veiled warning to his former Cabinet colleague.

When asked if he had informed Mr Johnson of the deal, Mr Sunak told BBC Radio 4 Today: 'Of course I'm talking to the former Prime Minister.< /p>

"But it's not about any of us, it's not about personalities, it's not about Westminster. It's about the people of Northern Ireland and what which is best for them.

"This agreement, the Windsor framework, means that the issues that have been raised, the challenges that people have faced, these can and will be resolved...