The Withdrawal Agreement was signed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and approved in the Westminster parliament last year following difficult negotiations with the EU. “By putting forward this Bill, the UK has seriously damaged trust between the EU and the UK. UK legal positionPublishing its legal position on breaking international law on Thursday afternoon, the British government said parliament would not be acting “unconstitutionally” in enacting the UK Internal Market Bill. “It is an established principle of international law that a state is obliged to discharge its treaty obligations in good faith. The statement went on: “The legislation which implements the Withdrawal Agreement, including the Northern Ireland Protocol, is expressly subject to the principle of parliamentary sovereignty.

Source: The Irish Times September 10, 2020 09:22 UTC