UK scraps lawbreaking Brexit clauses in boost to trade deal hopes
Agreement on Northern Ireland will help chances of trade deal, but talks still hang in the balance
08 December 2020 - 19:27
London — The UK government will drop controversial clauses that would rip up parts of the Brexit divorce agreement, bringing to an end a dispute that threatened to derail negotiations on a future trade deal.
Talks over the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU remain deadlocked, with an agreement hanging in the balance. But news of a resolution to the three-month row over clauses in the UK Internal Market Bill may help ease the talks on trade...
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