Factbox: Key points from PM Johnson’s Brexit offer

LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled what he said would be his final offer to the European Union for an amended Brexit deal, warning that if the proposals are not accepted Britain will leave the bloc at the end of the month without a divorce deal. Below are the key points from the offer: NORTHERN IRISH BACKSTOP REMOVED: "Our proposed compromise removes the so-called "backstop" in the previous Withdrawal Agreement," Johnson said. COMMITMENT TO 1998 GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT The 500-km (300-mile) land border between Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland has become the sticking point in efforts to agree on the terms of an orderly British exit from the European Union

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