PM Johnson scrambles to save Brexit deal ahead of key Saturday vote
The new agreement has effectively shifted the backstop into the Irish Sea, pleasing those who feared border checks on the island of Ireland, and appears to draw on the plans readied under Theresa May, including the proposal for tariff rebates for firms moving goods into Northern Ireland that do not progress into the Republic
Centre for European Reform trade expert Sam Lowe described it as “Chequers for Northern Ireland”.