coming out for vote leave and sent a stage in the campaign. can we go forward to victory on june 23rd? yes we can. he wrote two versions of the column that came out in his support for brexit. the published version which he say s there is only one way to get the change we want. vote to leave the eu. the other. the unpublished version which he learns of an economic shock and the break up of the union should the eu leefr. johnson picked the winning team. the uk has voted to leave the european union. as prime minister europe is the biggest problem he has to face. he made a firm commitment. brexit will happen on october 31st. he wants a revised deal to remove the irish backstop. something brussels will not
leave with or without a deal. he met with european leaders who he often disagrees like macron and merkel. this weekend mr. johnson heads to the g7 and brings with him decades of animosity against the european union. anna stewart looks at the legacy of bad blood between the two. his stance on europe means that he is hated by some and adored by others. boris johnson s rocky relationship with the eu began long before the term brexit was even coined. in the early 90s, johnson was posted to brussels for the british newspaper the telegraph where he developed a niche filing mocky stories about eu bureaucracy. charles grant, a fellow brussels
bilateral meetings. it is an opportunity for the leaders to get together. we are expecting a smaller, more informal meeting between france, the uk and germany ahead of president trump s involvement. they can talk amongst themselves about how they can come together to tackle president trump on the key issues, the trade war with china being one of them. there is an opportunity there. in the days where you had one you could hold a country for what it signed up to, but we are not going to have that here this time. it will be an opportunity. remember, the old days of international diplomacy where you did not know what leaders would say to each other behind
renegotiate. boris is about facts. he is a cavalier. i think the trouble is when cavaliers meet round heads they have to fight and that is what is going to happen. leaders in europe say they are willing to work with johnson but he makes promises he can t keep and he is about to drive britain off a cliff. anna stewart, cnn, london. dominic thomas joins us from london. this is a very important g7 for boris johnson. if brexit happens he and the uk will be on their own. yes. he will find himself here on the frontlines trying to negotiate a very difficult relationship at this very tense g7 between president donald trump who he absolutely needs in terms of the optics of campaigning for a
trade deal with donald trump, sounds like donald trump won t be doing him any favors. it is on brexit happening and how long the transition period is and when the uk can begin the process. we see it with the g7 and the way than donald trump is arriving. donald trump is emboldened by having someone at his side someone like boris johnson, the italian context. the deputy prime minister with his far right position close to those of donald trump. there is little agreement about anything at the g7. not just disagreement on issues but radical differences with how they see the new world order working out. donald trump is a powerful