Today, the British government will present a law that will cancel parts of the agreement on withdrawal from the European Union (Bregit), despite criticism from politicians that it violates international obligations, reports HINA.
Britain's internal market law includes "limited and reasonable steps to clarify" the provision on different post-Brexit customs rules in Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK.
"This law will protect our highly integrated market and guarantee that companies can continue to trade unhindered in all parts of the UK after the end of the transition period and when EU laws cease to apply," Secretary Alok Sharma said before introducing the law to parliament, according to dpa. Hina.
The law has cast a shadow over this week's trade talks between Britain and the EU.
The Prime Minister of Great Britain, Boris Johnson, said that Britain will leave the negotiations if an agreement is not reached by mid-October, claiming that even a no-deal Brexit would be a "good outcome" for Britain.
Many critics, including former prime minister Theresa May and other Conservative MPs, fear Britain could lose the trust of international partners.
"How are we going to be able to look China in the eye and call it out for breaking international commitments on the Hong Kong issue, Russia for ballistic missiles or Iran for the nuclear deal if we continue down this path," Conservative MP Tobias Ellwood told the BBC on Wednesday.
Scottish Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the bill represented a "frontal attack on devolution".
The President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, wrote on Twitter that she was worried.
"I am very concerned about the British Government's announcement of their intentions to break the Withdrawal Agreement: This would lead to a breach of international law and would undermine trust. Pacta sunt servanda fulfill their obligations in the manner determined by the contract and are responsible for fulfilling those obligations) is the basis of a prosperous future relationship," she said on Twitter.
Britain formally left the EU on January 31, after a slim majority voted in favor in a 2016 referendum.
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