Johnson to push ahead with Brexit law despite House of Lords veto
10 November 2020 - 10:52
London — The UK’s House of Lords rejected government plans to break international law over Brexit, putting the onus back on Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who immediately vowed to push ahead with the legislation.
Peers voted late on Monday to remove the most controversial parts of the Internal Market Bill, which gives ministers the power to unilaterally rewrite parts of the withdrawal agreement Johnson signed with the EU...
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