U.K. Backs Down on Threat to Break Brexit Divorce Agreement
- Johnson’s government ready to drop lawbreaking clauses
- House of Commons votes down Lords amendments late Monday
Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson is prepared to back down on his threat to break international law by unilaterally ripping up parts of the Brexit divorce deal he signed with the European Union, the government announced Monday.
The plan to retreat on the U.K. Internal Market Bill, first reported by Bloomberg in October, is another sign that the prime minister’s government is trying everything it can to smooth the path to a new post-Brexit trade agreement with the EU.