Keep Brexit word, France urges UK

Carbis Bay, June 12: France on Saturday told United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson to stick to the terms of the Brexit deal he signed with Europe, amid a standoff over new trading arrangements in Northern Ireland.

Johnson met French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit in southwest England, with Brussels angered by Britain’s failure to implement border checks on goods.

A source in Macron’s office said he explained to Johnson in no uncertain terms that the UK should “keep its word” and abide by the terms of the deal he signed with the European Union just last December.

Other European leaders attending the summit, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel and EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, are expected to deliver the same message.