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Minister: Controversial Clauses To Remain In UK Internal Market Bill

UK

Following the conclusion of talks between European Commission VP Maros Sefcovic and UK Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove, the latter states that the controversial clauses included in the UK Internal Market bill will remain in place.

  • The EU (and some Conservative MPs) have called for the bill to be amended so that it does not allow for the UK gov't to override aspects of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with relation to the Northern Ireland protocol.
  • Gove called the provisions a 'safety net' to ensure there was no customs barrier between NI and the rest of the UK, and acknowledged that the two sides remained 'some distance apart', adding 'Other talks I hope will go well'

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