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Johnson seeks to bolster divided nation but challenges loom

However, there are signs EU is prepared to negotiate with new administration; Ireland also prepared to compromise

Published Mon, Jul 22, 2019 · 09:50 PM

London

BORIS Johnson, widely expected to be announced as Britain's new prime minister tomorrow, is doing his utmost to bolster a divided nation with the spirit of Winston Churchill.

"It is time this country recovered some of its can-do spirit. We can come out of the EU on Oct 31, and yes, we certainly have the technology to do so," Mr Johnson wrote in a column in the Telegraph. "What we need now is the will and the drive."