Parts of the UK Internal Markets Bill - due to be published this Wednesday - will “eliminate the legal force of parts of the withdrawal agreement”, according to the Financial Times (FT), citing three people familiar with the plans.
Under the existing withdrawal agreement, the UK must tell Brussels about any state-aid decisions that would impact Northern Ireland’s goods market, as part of efforts to maintain a level-playing field among British and European businesses.
But clauses in the new Bill will reportedly “force the UK courts to follow the new UK law rather than the EU deal”...more
