Tory former prime minister David Cameron has joined forces with other ex-premiers in expressing “misgivings” about overriding the Brexit divorce deal. However, Mr Johnson’s former attorney general Geoffrey Cox also spoke out against the plans. He told Times Radio that the Government “knew” what it was signing up to when it ratified the Withdrawal Agreement. “In those circumstances, there are then lawful remedies open to us and it is those we should take rather than violating international law and a solemn treaty. Mr Cox said the Government had not fully explained the circumstances in which powers in the Internal Market Bill would be used.

Source: Irish Independent September 14, 2020 08:26 UTC