Boris Johnson calls on Theresa May to tear up Brexit backstop

Boris Johnson condemned Theresa May for failing to even try and remove the Irish border backstop today as he made a pitch for the Tory crown. The former foreign secretary said after Tuesday's devastating defeat, the Prime Minister should make a 'final offer' to the EU of a deal that strips out the border plan and withholds half the £39billion divorce bill until a trade deal is finalised. Mr Johnson said he would be 'utterly amazed' if Brussels said no but insisted Britain would flourish even if it had to leave without a deal on March 29. He warned Mrs May not to concede to a permanent customs union as the price for getting her deal through the Commons. In a thinly-veiled leadership pitch, Mr Johnson's wide-ranging speech - hosted by major Tory donor JCB boss Anthony Bamford - included promises to cut taxes and limit immigration. Mr Johnson has been mired in endless reports about his new relationship with former Tory aide Carrie Symonds (they are pictured inset at a Conservative fundraiser last year)
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