British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has appealed to Conservative MPs to support legislation that could breach international law in overriding parts of his Brexit deal. Mr Johnson hosted a conference call yesterday evening to win backing for the bill that caused Brussels to threaten legal action. Mr Johnson told around 250 MPs that the clauses in the UK Internal Market Bill are "necessary to stop a foreign power from breaking up our country". Leaders in the European Parliament said they would "under no circumstances ratify" any trade deal reached if "UK authorities breach or threaten to breach" the Withdrawal Agreement. The European Commission has given the UK until the end of the month to drop legislation enabling ministers to override provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement relating to Northern Ireland.

Source: The Herald September 12, 2020 01:30 UTC