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DUP leader accuses Johnson of breaking his word over Irish Sea customs checks
DUP leader Arlene Foster at her party's General Election manifesto launch

DUP leader Arlene Foster accused Boris Johnson today of breaking his word over Irish Sea customs checks after Brexit and said that she cannot trust him again.

Ms Foster said customs officials told her there would have to be checks at the Irish Sea, contrary to the Prime Minister’s promises that there would be no hard border after Britain leaves the European Union.

On Friday Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn revealed leaked Treasury documents that showed that “at minimum” there would be extra paperwork for trade between the north of Ireland and Britain.

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