EU president quotes Margaret Thatcher as she tells Johnson he cannot change Brexit deal

Britain cannot unilaterally change the Brexit withdrawal agreement, the European Commission president has said, following moves by Boris Johnson to undermine the agreement.

In her annual "state of the union" address to the European Parliament, Ursula von der Leyen warned that the EU would "never backtrack" on the treaty, which ensures no hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland.

And she quoted former Conservative UK prime minister Margaret Thatcher saying Britain should never break its word to other countries.

Read the full story: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-boris-johnson-deal-eu-northern-ireland-von-der-leyen-thatcher-b451406.html

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