France warns Boris Johnson not to play games with Irish border
by Daniel Boffey in Brussels from on (#4KZE5)
Minister says withdrawal agreement including backstop will not be renegotiated
The French government has warned Boris Johnson against playing games with the Irish border after the new British prime minister demanded the ditching of the backstop.
Ami(C)lie de Montchalin, France's minister for European affairs, said both sides should avoid "games, gestures and provocations" with just three months to go before the UK is due to leave the EU.
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