Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit legislation which allows the Government to break international law has been backed by MPs. The Internal Market Bill tonight cleared its final stage in the House of Commons by 340 votes to 256 and now passes to the Lords for further scrutiny. It allows ministers to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement brokered with Brussels last year, an act which the Government concedes breaches international law 'in a limited and specific way'. To avoid checks on goods passing between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the UK and Brussels agreed Northern Ireland would abide by the EU's customs rules. Shadow business secretary Ed Miliband tonight said: 'On international law, nobody should be in any doubt the damage already done by this Bill.

Source: Daily Mail September 29, 2020 20:22 UTC