Brexit: Johnson says UK trying to cut ‘ludicrous’ Northern Ireland checks

PM says he is sandpapering' protocol signed with EU, which he says has been misinterpreted

Boris Johnson has said he is trying to get rid of the ludicrous" Brexit border checks in Northern Ireland by sandpapering" the protocol he signed with the EU in January 2020.

In a TV interview in Northern Ireland he also said the protocol had been misinterpreted and border checks were supposed to be light touch.