Downing Street plays down Boris Johnson comments on Ireland

Downing Street has insisted that Boris Johnson was not offering a “technical solution” to the thorny question of the Irish border when he compared it to the London congestion charge, after the comments caused outrage.Theresa May’s spokesman said Brexit officials were developing technological solutions but sought to play down the foreign secretary’s comments by insisting that he was not aware of any conversations between the government and Transport for London.“I tho