On April 8, 2022, in Downing Street, London, Britain, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson responds at a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in the Downing Street briefing room following a bilateral meeting.

(Reuters) – LONDON, April 8 (Reuters) – Boris Johnson, the British Prime Minister, declined to rule out unilaterally suspending portions of the Brexit deal with the European Union using so-called ‘Article 16’ powers on Friday.

At a news conference in London with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, he was asked if he would rule out such a step in view of the EU’s recent improved cooperation on the Ukraine situation. “Would we take that off the table, the use of Article 16? No, clearly not,” he said.

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