Mr Johnson is facing pressure from his backbenchers after the introduction of red tape and bureaucracy as a result of his EU Withdrawal Agreement has hamstrung trade to Northern Ireland.
The ERG wants to see the Northern Ireland Protocol overhauled and replaced with their own alternative solution rather than see the current plan tweaked.
The Protocol has been accused by Brexiteers of placing a hard border through the middle of the UK, cutting off Northern Ireland from Great Britain.
Mark Francois, chairman of the ERG, said: “As this report makes crystal clear, from the viewpoint of the ERG, the NI protocol has to go.
Britain formally left the EU at the end of January (Image: GETTY)
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has indicated his party will vote for the deal when it comes before the House of Commons.
Mr Johnson also revealed there were “several times” when he considered walking out of Brexit trade talks after the EU made unacceptable demands.
When this happened the Prime Minister concluded “things were going in the wrong direction and that our best bet was to go for no deal”.
The most contentious points during the negotiations were over access to British waters for EU fishermen and how far the UK can deviate from the Brussels regulatory ‘level playing field’.
Brexit deal reached between UK and European Union ahead of New Year s Day deadline
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More than 1,600 days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, a final trade deal has been agreed that will avoid border and economic chaos on New Year s Day.
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Some 1,664 days since the 2016 Brexit referendum, a final trade deal has been agreed to by the UK an the European Union