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VdL: "Very Concerned" About UK Internal Market Bill

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President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen tweets: "Very concerned about announcements from the British government on its intentions to breach the Withdrawal Agreement. This would break international law and undermines trust. Pacta sunt servanda = the foundation of prosperous future relations."

  • The Bill (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/58-01/0177/20177.pdf) does make the provision for UK ministers to disapply sections of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement with relation to the Northern Ireland protocol in areas related to Article 10 of the Northern Ireland protocol (relating to state aid in support of the agriculture sector) and the application of export declarations on goods transported between GB and NI.

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