The British government unveiled draft legislation last week which it acknowledges would violate its international legal obligations
UK PM controversial bill that aims to override parts of the Brexit divorce agreement struck with EU cleared its first parliamentary hurdle by winning the 1st House of Commons vote by 340 to 263 votes
The delay is one of the first warning shots from the EU as UK lawmakers vote later on Monday on a bill that would breach parts of Britain's Withdrawal Agreement from the bloc
Buckland said he expects the UK will resolve its differences with the EU in discussions in the coming weeks
The British government has accused EU negotiators of threatening to impose a food blockade between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland and says the proposed legislation would prevent that
Amid growing discord over the issue within his own party, Johnson has sought the backing of his MPs for the new Bill saying the EU is threatening to impose a customs border in the Irish Sea
The 27 European Union nations presented a firmly united front to the UK after the British government said it plans to violate part of their Brexit divorce agreement
Striking an accord with the world's third-largest economy has been a priority for Johnson, who is eager to demonstrate the ability to sign trade deals as an independent country
The EU has threatened legal action against Britain, and many lawmakers have voiced concern about the prospect of breaching an international treaty.
Britain said explicitly this week it plans to break international law by breaching parts of the Withdrawal Agreement treaty it signed in January, when it left the bloc
UK economy recouped further lost ground during July after a swath of coronavirus restrictions on businesses were lifted, official figures showed Friday
The UK's chief Brexit negotiator David Frost said that the country and EU still have "significant" differences over a free trade deal, and their post-Brexit talks will continue in Brussels next week
EU hands Britain end-of-September deadline to withdraw internal market bill
The main opposition Labour party as well as Scottish nationalists and Liberal Democrats are firmly against rescinding international pledges
A senior European Union official headed to London for an emergency meeting with UK officials over Britain's plan to break part of the Brexit divorce agreement
The Internal Market Bill spells out that certain provisions are "to have effect notwithstanding inconsistency or incompatibility with international or other domestic law"
The prospect of the UK and European Union reaching a trade agreement by an October deadline is looking less likely, with Britain saying this week it's willing to walk away and break international law
Very concerned about UK's intentions to breach the withdrawal pact, says EU
After leaving the EU in January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pushed on with plans for the end of a status quo period in December
Britain's Northern Ireland minister said that proposed legislation for Britain's internal market would break international law "in a limited way"