Claim: We can get a standstill in our current trade arrangements with the EU under Article 24 of GATT, while we negotiate a free trade agreement.
Fact-check: Boris Johnson repeats an old line about "GATT Article 24" - Full Fact
Verdict: article 24 does not remove the need to strike a deal with the eu, and experts have said an agreement using this is unlikely to happen.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tom Phillips
Date published: 2019-06-19T00:00:00