Britain to press ahead with Brexit treaty-breaking laws next week

[snoop1130 11,961]

Britain to press ahead with Brexit treaty-breaking laws next week

By William James

 

FILE PHOTO: Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney, speaks to the media after a European general affairs ministers council, in Brussels, Belgium September 22, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File photo

 

LONDON (Reuters) - Legislation that breaks Britain's Brexit withdrawal treaty will be debated in parliament next week, House of Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg said on Thursday, a move which could further undermine talks on a trade deal with the European Union.

 

Britain's upper house of parliament voted last month to remove clauses in the Internal Market Bill which broke international law, but the government intends to reinstate them in the lower chamber on Monday.

 

It is also introducing a new piece of legislation next week, the Taxation (Post Transition Period) Bill, which is widely expected to contain more provisions that overrule parts of the EU exit deal relating to Northern Ireland.

 

The Internal Market Bill - designed to protect trade between the four nations of the United Kingdom - prompted fury in the EU when it was first introduced because it unpicked the terms of a divorce agreement both sides signed in January.

 

Brussels has launched legal action against Britain and Ireland has warned that breaking the treaty could destroy the trust needed to reach a trade deal.

 

A deal on trade with the EU could remove the need for the law-breaking clauses in the legislation and make the whole row go away, but negotiations are into their final days with little visible progress towards bridging large gaps in their positions.

 

The government says it needs a safety net to prevent the EU interpreting the complex customs agreements between Ireland and Northern Ireland in a way that limits internal trade.

 

The EU wants to make sure the open border with Ireland doesn't act as a back door into the bloc for goods. London wants to make sure goods flow freely between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2020-12-03

 

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[soalbundy 20,076]

this will end with a whimper and tears.

[Psimbo 5,028]

9 minutes ago, soalbundy said:

this will end with a whimper and tears.

The whole thing is a storm in a thimble. the beatching is over one or two sentences in the bill that may or may b=never come to fruition.  Driven by <deleted> and the EU. Quelle suprise.

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Before the denials and denunciation of the article begin, I thought I would post this from The Telegraph:

Government admits changes to Brexit deal break international law (telegraph.co.uk)

 

 

[7by7 14,308]

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

A deal on trade with the EU could remove the need for the law-breaking clauses in the legislation and make the whole row go away,

Is it possible that Johnson and his cabinet are using this bill as some sort of bluff in the hope that the EU will cave into all the UK's demands at the last minute and grant us the 'all the benefits with none of the responsibilities' deal which back ion 2016 Vote.Leave said would be a doddle?

 

I really hope for the sake of my country that he is not being that stupid.

 

Surely Johnson and his advisors must have realised by now that the EU are in the stronger position because while they want a trade deal; we need one!

 

Even though Rees-Mogg and the ERG probably haven't.

[JonnyF 13,468]

A good political move. Never back down to bullies,  in this case the EU.

 

Also, the anti democratic house of lords should never try to stop the elected MPs in the house of commons.

 

Hopefully this move gets Barnier calling a taxi to the airport. But they're so desperate that I doubt it. He'll still be lingering like a stale fart.

[JonnyF 13,468]

2 hours ago, Psimbo said:

The whole thing is a storm in a thimble. the beatching is over one or two sentences in the bill that may or may b=never come to fruition.  Driven by <deleted> and the EU. Quelle suprise.

Exactly. This internal market bill is the equivalent of a boxer wearing a groin protector because he suspects the opponent plans to punch him in the balls.

 

The fact the EU is so upset that we saw it coming tells you everything you need to know about their spiteful intentions to break up the UK.

 

The gloves are off. Time to ditch the WA in its entirety. While we're at it stop referring to them as friends and partners. They are anything but.

[placeholder 7,374]

20 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

A good political move. Never back down to bullies,  in this case the EU.

 

Also, the anti democratic house of lords should never try to stop the elected MPs in the house of commons.

 

Hopefully this move gets Barnier calling a taxi to the airport. But they're so desperate that I doubt it. He'll still be lingering like a stale fart.

Sure. When you break your word it's always convincing to say they made you do it. So it's not really breaking your word because it's not your fault. That doesn't seem weak in the least.

[Venom 756]

Seems they want their pound of flesh before letting them out. 

[Rookiescot 11,534]

10 hours ago, placeholder said:

Sure. When you break your word it's always convincing to say they made you do it. So it's not really breaking your word because it's not your fault. That doesn't seem weak in the least.

 

Its never the Brexiteers fault. 

Perpetual victims the poor dears. 

[Pilotman 18,439]

4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

 

Its never the Brexiteers fault. 

Perpetual victims the poor dears. 

we are out aren't we, I call that a win. 

[Rookiescot 11,534]

1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

we are out aren't we, I call that a win. 

 

And spend all your time crying its someone elses fault when more bad news about Breixt is announced. 

[Pilotman 18,439]

4 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

 

And spend all your time crying its someone elses fault when more bad news about Breixt is announced. 

not me, I'm laughing  at the shenanigans and at the universality of the idiocy and incompetence of all politicos and their mindless Civil Servant drones. Great entertainment.  

Edited December 4, 2020 by Pilotman

[Surelynot 7,848]

What a sad end to what many claim to have been a great nation.....a small island nation of dwindling importance, now known for breaking laws and commitments to its partners, racist in nature and led by rightwing, unprincipled, selfish morons.

 

Very sad.

[JonnyF 13,468]

18 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

 

And spend all your time crying its someone elses fault when more bad news about Breixt is announced. 

Bad news? I didn't see any bad news. 

 

We won in 2016 and it looks like we'll be getting the hardest of Brexits. Where's the bad news?