Claim: Boris Johnson wrote in 2013 that the EU is "better placed to strike trade deals with the US, or China, than the UK on its own. More generally, there is a risk that leaving the EU will be globally interpreted as a narrow, xenophobic, backward-looking thing to do."
Fact-check: This Boris Johnson quote has been edited and taken out of context - Full Fact
Verdict: these words are taken from a 2013 telegraph article by mr johnson, but have been edited and taken out of context. he says these arguments are "untested" and also makes points in favour of leaving the eu.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Rachael Krishna
Date published: 2020-01-23T00:00:00