The UK government is planning legislation that will override
key parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement, British newspaper the Financial
Times reported Sunday. The so-called internal market bill, due to be published
Wednesday, is expected to "eliminate the legal force of parts of the
withdrawal agreement" in areas relating to state aid and Northern Ireland
customs.
The UK formally left the EU on January 31 this year,
three-and-a-half years after the country narrowly voted to leave the bloc in a
politically divisive referendum. A status-quo transition period following its
formal departure ends on December 31. Until then, the UK is bound by EU rules
as it negotiates the terms of its future relationship with the bloc, its
largest trading partner.
Johnson on Sunday also restated the deadline of October 15
for a free trade deal with the European Union, after which Britain would walk
away from the post-Brexit negotiations if the two sides failed to reach a deal.
The British leader's warning comes ahead of a crucial round of post-Brexit
negotiations which are to resume in London on Tuesday.
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