UK offers to drop sections that would breach international law in potential sign of softening attitudes
The government has said it may drop key clauses from a bill that would breach international law by letting the UK unilaterally rewrite parts of the Brexit departure agreement, as MPs prepared to vote through the controversial bill.
The reintroduction of the clauses, which had been rejected by the House of Lords, looked set to inflame tensions between the negotiating sides at a crucial point in the Brexit talks. The concession is conditional on the two sides agreeing a final trade deal, the next step of the Brexit process, for which last-ditch talks are still taking place.
Continue reading…UK offers to drop sections that would breach international law in potential sign of softening attitudesThe government has said it may drop key clauses from a bill that would breach international law by letting the UK unilaterally rewrite parts of the Brexit departure agreement, as MPs prepared to vote through the controversial bill.The reintroduction of the clauses, which had been rejected by the House of Lords, looked set to inflame tensions between the negotiating sides at a crucial point in the Brexit talks. The concession is conditional on the two sides agreeing a final trade deal, the next step of the Brexit process, for which last-ditch talks are still taking place. Continue reading…