Johnson Takes Another Swipe at May Over Brexit
- Foreign secretary says U.K. must leave EU customs union
- Johnson led Brexit campaign and is potential rival to the PM
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Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson repeated his call for the U.K. to make a clean break from the European Union when it leaves the bloc, warning Prime Minister Theresa May that Britain won’t be able to take full advantage of the split unless it does.
Johnson wrote in the Telegraph -- a tactic he’s used before to put pressure on his boss -- to set out why May must resist growing calls for the U.K. to remain in the EU’s trading regime. Recently back from a trip to South America, Johnson set out what he termed the trade opportunities awaiting Britain outside of Europe.