UK backs down on its threat to ditch Brexit divorce deal
Retreat on UK Internal Market Bill is a sign government is doing all it can to smooth path to trade agreement
08 December 2020 - 09:28
London — Prime Minister Boris Johnson is prepared to back down on his threat to break international law by unilaterally ripping up parts of the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the EU, the government announced on Monday.
The plan to retreat on the UK Internal Market Bill is another sign that the prime minister’s government is trying everything it can to smooth the path to a new post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU...
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