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Brexit is a 'massive economic opportunity': PM Johnson

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson [Photo, AFP]

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday said Brexit was a "massive economic opportunity" but had been treated under his predecessor Theresa May as "an impending adverse weather event".

In a speech in Manchester where he pledged new investment in Leave-voting areas, Johnson promised to step up negotiations on post-Brexit trade deals and set up free ports to boost the economy.

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