Downing Street is reportedly planning a new bill to protect trade arrangements between the four parts of the UK, but concerns have mounted over the new legislation…
Ireland’s Foreign Minister, Simon Coveney, suggested that Dublin should in no way overreact to reports that Britain could seek to undermine its Brexit withdrawal agreement, warning, however, that such a push would lead to a serious breach of trust and “fundamentally undermine” ongoing talks. Reports have emerged alleging that London could be planning updates to the EU withdrawal agreement – the Internal Market Bill – that would create controversy in British-ruled Northern Ireland where there had already been arrangements in place to avoid a hard border with the southern Republic, with frictions potentially harming the peace between the two parts of the island.
