Lots of requests for a step-by-step explanation of Johnson's plans to breach Protocol on Irish border. / No problem. And by the end, you'll understand why this man is totally unfit to hold public office.

Publications across EU condemn Boris Johnson’s plans to ‘disapply’ parts of withdrawal agreement

"It’s for UK Parl to legislate as it sees fit. But understand, if UK passes law designed to break International Law, WI & Protocol, then there will be no trade deal. EU cannot ratify a new deal while U.K. is legislating to break a previous agreement. Trust & Good Faith Matters."

Opinion: there is clearly no trust between the UK and the EU when it comes to the Brexit deal and the Northern Ireland protocol

“This is a clear red line for us.” / Congressman Brendan Boyle says “there will be no US-UK trade deal - period” if the UK government moves forward with the Internal Market Bill.

Nancy Pelosi has warned the UK there will be "absolutely no chance" of a trade deal with Washington passing Congress should the government override the Brexit withdrawal agreement signed by Boris Johnson.

A majority of MLAs in the Stormont Assembly have signed a joint letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson stating their opposition to proposed legislation to amend the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Amal Clooney has quit as a UK Special Envoy over the Government's plans to break international law with the Internal Market Bill.

Former PM strongly critical of Boris Johnson’s internal market bill as Lords reject it

The government is facing increasing scrutiny over its decision to use “committed Brexiteer” lawyers to provide advice on the legality of breaching the EU withdrawal agreement.

Downing Street insists protocol period extension does not break international law

PM urged to recognise pursuit of no-deal Brexit would be regarded as serious error by US.

‘The damage is to our standing in the world,’ says former chief justice Igor Judge.

Former prime ministers urge MPs to reject legislation, saying it endangers Irish peace process.

Boris Johnson is facing a growing rebellion among senior Conservatives over his controversial Internal Market Bill - while former Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major urged MPs to reject it, saying it risked putting the Irish peace process, trade negotiations and the UK's integrity at peril.

Ex-Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Sir John Major have urged MPs to reject the "shameful" attempt to override parts of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

Prime minister personifies British hostility to international democratic norms.

Downing Street has briefed the media that the British government is planning legislation purporting to give the UK the power to renege on the legally-binding Northern Ireland Brexit protocol.

Border Communities Against Brexit have issued a statement on the progression of the Protocol Bill. The campaigning organisation believe that the new UK Prime Minister will override any amendments made in the House of Lords. They also believe that those promoting this Bill need to be honest about the consequences flowing from it, as thousands of jobs are at risk.

Bid to break deadlock comes despite UK insisting ‘safety net’ was needed - whether talks succeeded or not.

Boris Johnson’s plans to tear up post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland have come under fierce attack from Washington, with senior congressmen on both sides of the US political divide warning the “irresponsible” move is a threat to peace in the province.

Ursula von der Leyen hits out at Britain over plans to breach agreement on Northern Ireland.

Boris Johnson has hinted he may not support a proposed deal over the Northern Ireland protocol from Rishi Sunak, heaping pressure on the prime minister to revive a controversial bill that would unilaterally override parts of the Brexit treaty.

Prime minister wants to overwrite parts of treaty he agreed at beginning of the year.

Remarks come as foreign secretary Dominic Raab visits Washington for meetings with senior US politicians.

Bloc leaders say UK must fully implement post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland.

‘How can we reproach other countries if their behaviour becomes reprehensible when we ourselves have such scant regard for the treaties we sign up to’, former Tory leader says

Boris Johnson has told Tory MPs he will not compromise on his plan to break international law over Brexit despite signs of a significant backbench rebellion, sources told HuffPost UK.

PM risks major confrontation with Joe Biden by persevering with internal market bill.

Boris Johnson ‘shredding trust’ with three breaches of international law, former top diplomat warns.

Defence review appears to breach Article 6 of nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

In an exclusive interview with Sky's Beth Rigby, Maros Sefcovic disputed the UK government's decision to unilaterally overhaul parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol - saying it was "very damaging" to relations with the EU.

From his days stoking anti-European Union sentiment with exaggerated newspaper stories, to his populist campaign leading Britain out of the bloc and reneging on the post-Brexit trade deal he signed, outgoing U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been the bane of Brussels for all so many years.

Critics are in U.K. prime minister’s own Conservative party. / Top government lawyer quits as Brexit spooks markets again.

Not before time, Boris Johnson has resigned as leader of the UK’s Conservative Party. The Guardian reports that Johnson’s leadership “toppled under a wave of sleaze allegations and failure to tell the truth.” But his real scandal lies elsewhere — with Brexit.

Internal market bill would endanger future trade deals, says Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador to the US.

As Prime Minister Boris Johnson prepares to depart Downing Street, tossed from office by his own party, his legacy — the opening lines of his eventual obituary — will call him the man who “got Brexit done.” / So how is that going? What can be said about the post-Brexit Britain that Johnson is leaving behind?

Archbishops warn bill could ‘further undermine trust and goodwill’ among home nations.

We need permission from France, Germany et al to rejoin an international treaty or risk hamstringing a large part of Britain’s legal services industry.

Archie Norman, the chair of Marks and Spencer, revealed the mountain of bureaucracy that is making international trade impossible for small producers, leading many to give up entirely.

RTÉ Europe Editor Tony Connelly, London Correspondent Seán Whelan and Deputy Foreign Editor Colm Ó Mongáin analyse the week in which the UK unveiled a law to break international law and the ructions that ensued.

Four hours of Brexit talks over Northern Ireland ended with 'no substantive agreement' - with the UK threatening to extend a sausage trading deadline while the EU threatened tariffs in return.

Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge

UK set to push ahead with legislation that would break commitments made to EU earlier this year.

The British Government has extended the grace period before companies have to start implementing the deal.

The UK Government's recent statements make a deal between the EU and UK less likely, regardless of whether that is the intent or not.

The UK government would be acting in an “anti-democratic” way if it goes through with its threat to over-ride elements of the post-Brexit treaty, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said.

Despite what Boris Johnson claimed on Wednesday, this is far from the end of the saga, writes Jon Stone.

A Brexiteer MP has erupted with fury after a Labour MP branded Boris Johnson a liar over his volt-face over his ‘fantastic’ Brexit deal.

Bernard Jenkin says MPs only voted for bill because Johnson promised it could be rejected.

Europe Letter: UK’s reputation diminished as EU capitals digest declaration to break law

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.

Ministers are portraying themselves as victims of a deal they created for Northern Ireland. A classic blame-shifting strategy.

Tokyo is the biggest winner of the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.

Peers have backed a "regret" amendment by a majority of 226, condemning the contentious provisions and warning they "would undermine the rule of law and damage the reputation of the United Kingdom".

Supermarkets to be given extended ‘grace period’ until at least October.

The European Commission has started infringement procedures with Boris Johnson’s government over the controversial UK Internal Market Bill, Ursula von der Leyen said.

UK PM Boris Johnson had been wildly happy about his new EU exit deal; then he introduced a law undermining both it, and the last round of trade negotiations. Speaking with two former permanent secretaries of the UK’s EU exit department, Matt Ross asks whether Johnson is applying firm leverage – or deliberately sabotaging the trade talks.

Conservative Baroness Couttie said there is a lack of evidence to back up the government's claim that the EU is acting in bad faith.

Members of the US Congress are to receive a briefing today on the latest Brexit developments from Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney and European Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič.

Former Tory premier says he has "misgivings" about Boris Johnson's internal market bill.

There are a ‘lack of things to talk about‘, ex-negotiator argues – one day after collapse in trading links revealed.

European media responded with shock and disbelief this morning after a minister in Northern Ireland ordered to end checks on food in his country and the UK declared it won’t do anything about it.

In this video, Professor Mark Elliott considers the extent to which the Bill could be considered to be proposing a breach of international law.

European vice-president Maroš Šefčovič says claim about Brussels trying to erect barrier down Irish Sea undermines UK’s reputation

President-elect says peace in Northern Ireland must not be casualty of Brexit.

The UK Government’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis has indicated that he will not intervene after the controversial move by the devolved minister.

The Prime Minister is now telling us is that his flagship achievement, the deal he told us was a triumph, the deal he said was oven-ready, is actually completely half-baked

Legal action is also reportedly being considered by Brussels, and a top Democrat has warned a UK-US trade deal is at risk.

It comes after the UK extended grace periods until October to avoid red tape for goods travelling from Britain to Northern Ireland.

Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels will launch fresh legal action against UK over treaty obligations.

“This announcement has created uncertainty and unpredictability and certainly no stability, so I’m not sure what the purpose of this move is … it’s an absolute breach of international law," an EU official has said.

‘We stand by our commitments’, says president Ursula von der Leyen.

The European Union is expecting the UK to set out a road map detailing how it plans to fully implement the post-Brexit agreement on Northern Ireland in the “coming days”.

MEPs are set to blast Boris Johnson’s approach on Wednesday. / But the ID group, which represents parties like French National Rally, Italy's Lega, and the German AfD appears to have come to the UK's aid and tried to get the debate postponed.

British government says it will respond to European Commission letter ‘in due course’.

European court of justice could fine UK or impose tariffs or sanctions on exports.

The European Commission has launched four new legal actions against the UK government for breaking parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal.

UK put on formal notice over internal market bill, which ministers admit breaks international law.

The EU has said it is launching legal action against the UK over its plans to rip up a key Brexit agreement.

Brussels has launched legal action against the UK government after Boris Johnson announced he would renege on parts of the deal he signed last year. / Earlier this month the UK moved to unilaterally change parts of the deal to better suit British businesses – provoking anger on the other side of the channel.

MPs backed Boris Johnson's plan to tear apart his own deal with the EU - which comes after he claimed he had 'got Brexit done'.

European parliament leaders have vowed to block any future UK-EU trade deal if Boris Johnson goes ahead with a bill which would violate the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

'Violating the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement would break international law'

Ministers express ‘unity’ on European Commission’s legal proceedings in Luxembourg meeting.

The EU is "negotiating with a partner it simply can't trust" in post-Brexit talks, Ireland's foreign minister has said.

‘We are disappointed with the continued lack of reciprocal engagement from the UK side,’ say MEPs.

Bloc says it will not renegotiate agreement and threatens to take ministers to court for ‘damaging’ unilateral action.

European capitals have lost trust, says Irish minister – as Keir Starmer accuses PM of ’wrecking ball’ approach.

The EU says a UK move to unilaterally extend grace periods for Irish Sea border checks will be a breach of international law.

The EU is expected to launch legal action against the UK government on Wednesday over its decision to scrap some post-Brexit trade arrangements.

The EU has launched formal legal action against the UK for breaching Boris Johnson’s own Brexit deal. / Brussels said it saw the UK’s decision to unilaterally extend post-Brexit grace periods on trade in Northern Ireland as a violation of international law.

The European Union sued Britain on Wednesday (local time) over its move to rewrite the trade rules agreed to when the country left the EU two years ago, ratcheting up tensions between the major economic partners.

The European Union’s envoy to the UK Joao Vale de Almeida has said this Tuesday that the Northern Ireland protocol negotiated between Britain and the EU in December is the solution to paving a way to allow for the free movement of goods between the two jurisdictions, and not the problem.

The EU has announced new legal action against the UK government over its plans to scrap parts of the post-Brexit deal for Northern Ireland.

The European Union said Monday it is starting legal action against the United Kingdom, arguing it does not respect the conditions of the Brexit withdrawal agreement and is violating international law.

Brussels commissioner says bill breaches convention, as legal experts warn of risk to Brexit trade deal.

European Council chief Charles Michel has warned the UK its international credibility is at stake, saying it must fulfil its responsibility to implement the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

A senior European Union official has expressed frustration after talks with the U.K. broke up without resolving differences over the implementation of their post-Brexit trade deal in Northern Ireland

A top European Union official said Wednesday that Britain could face retaliatory tariffs or other sanctions after talks failed to resolve an increasingly heated dispute over implementation of their post-Brexit trade deal in Northern Ireland.

Pressure mounting for breakthrough ahead of EU leaders’ video conference.

Leaders in the European Parliament have made clear a trade deal will not be ratified unless Boris Johnson backs down.

There are serious doubts about the government's justification for unilaterally overriding the Northern Ireland Protocol, legal experts have told MPs.

Lawyers reject Liz Truss’s claim that UK is able to dump parts of treaty with EU without its agreement.

David Cameron has become the fifth former prime minister to criticise a new bill attempting to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement.

The UK promises to “fix” the Northern Ireland protocol with unilateral legislation. This will be a major step backwards in trying to resolve genuine practical problems under the protocol.

Johnson risks unconscionable harm by ripping up treaty, says former attorney-general.

Former attorney general lashes out as Tory rebellion gathers pace.

Former Attorney General Geoffrey Cox has said he will vote against the government's attempts to override the Brexit withdrawal agreement when it comes before the Commons.

‘‘It raises in to question whether we should be signing a free trade agreement with a country that has demonstrated it will not necessarily honour an international agreement it has signed.’’

A former Downing Street chief of staff and architect of the Good Friday Agreement has accused the British government of destroying its trust with the Irish government over the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Downing Street says it is prepared to overturn any changes to the legislation.

Activists file formal complaint alleging government has breached international law in signing deal.

Ireland’s European commissioner criticises decision by DUP minister affecting food and animal imports.

Dublin's foreign affairs minister Simon Coveney has said the decision to halt Northern Ireland Protocol checks would be a “breach of international law”.

Despite promises by the home secretary to make the route across the Channel "unviable", the number of people completing the crossing has reached record highs.

Here is how your MP voted on Boris Johnson’s Internal Market Bill which attempted to override the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and international law.

It has not even been five months since the end of the Brexit transition period and there have been armed patrol vessels in the Channel.

Today’s papers bring another story that the UK might be planning to breach the Brexit withdrawal agreement – including the report that the new Attorney-General Suella Braverman is poised to attempt to justify this legally. So what happens if the UK (or the EU) breaches the withdrawal agreement is not a hypothetical issue.

A former Conservative leader asked how the UK could “reproach” Russia, China and Iran for their conduct when it was prepared to break international laws.

Brexit has not only failed to deliver on its promise of reducing immigration and controlling borders, but it has also made the immigration issue worse and more difficult to manage. The government’s chaotic and ineffective immigration policies, such as the Rwanda policy, have only added to the problem.

Strange turn since the Brexit referendum is still bewildering for Europeans.

The legislation begins its passage through the House of Lords on Monday and is likely to be heavily amended.

‘We have a choice about what sort of country we want to be,’ Law Society says.

Simon Coveney urges UK government to ‘behave as modern democracies’ should and honour international agreements.

There is ‘no way’ EU member states will ratify agreement while UK is breaking another one, foreign minister says.

Britain's decision to make unilateral changes to Northern Irish Brexit arrangements is "not the appropriate behaviour of a respectable country" and will erode trust with the European Union, senior Irish ministers said on Thursday.

The Irish political party pushing to unify the island wants Ottawa to halt post-Brexit trade talks with Britain, arguing that London is undermining the agreement that brokered peace between Catholics and Protestants.

EU must continue to monitor and ensure that the British hold up their side of the bargain.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Simon Coveney about the latest developments regarding Britain's exit from the European Union and Ireland's upcoming seat on the U.N. Security Council.

ONLY ABOUT ONE in eight Irish people trust the British government, according to polling carried out by Ireland Thinks on behalf of The Journal.

Frontrunner Joe Biden has warned he would not sign a free trade deal with the UK if the Good Friday Agreement is undermined.

Trump’s national security adviser wants the UK to be beholden to the US for its daily bread, making the country a timid American outpost.

Senior Conservatives are not backing down on their rebellion against Boris Johnson's controversial Brexit legislation despite his warning that the EU could "carve up" the United Kingdom without it.

Leo Varadkar, Ireland’s deputy prime minister, has accused the British government of risking the break-up of the United Kingdom and making “shocking” blunders over Northern Ireland.

European Commssion demands urgent meeting, as John Major warns of risk to UK’s reputation.

Joe Biden has warned PM if elected he will not sign trade deal unless certain clauses removed.

Friends and colleagues say top civil servant in intolerable position after advice ignored.

‘If I see the rule of law being broken in a way I find unacceptable then of course I will go. We are not at that stage’

Brussels suspicions come as European commission chief warns Britain to abide by Northern Ireland protocol.

Bill hands ‘breath-taking’ powers to ministers, warns Hansard Society. / Boris Johnson’s legal justification for tearing up his agreement with the EU on post-Brexit arrangements for Northern Ireland has been branded “hopeless” by the government’s former chief lawyer.

Another autumn, another Brexit-related constitutional drama in the UK.

Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has told Sophy Ridge the UK's plan to override the Brexit deal is "an insurance policy" if negotiations with the EU fail and it "isn't something we want to have to use".

PM on collision course with Joe Biden and EU if he pushes ahead with "lamentable" proposals.

The Northern Ireland secretary admitted that the Government was intending to break international law - specifically the EU Withdrawal Agreement, which sets out how Britain and the EU would agree new rules on trade between Britain and Northern Ireland.

Government plans to override parts of the Brexit deal relating to Northern Ireland have passed their first hurdle in Parliament.

Philippe Sands QC says there is parallel between alleged intimidation of MPs and ‘threatening behaviour’ overseas.

Conservatives vote to reinstate clauses hours after PM offers to remove them if talks with EU bear fruit.

Government legal adviser warns it cannot be argued ‘credibly’ that there is no alternative to unilateral move.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen warned Boris Johnson not to break international law by attempting to redefine the terms of the protocol.

Leaked briefing paper being shared among Tory MPs describes the move as ‘damaging to everything the UK and Conservatives stand for’.

A top European Union official dealing with the United Kingdom says that a cliff-edge rupture between the two without even a basic trade deal by the end of the year is becoming more likely by the day.

Advancing the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill through Parliament is "poisoning the whole relationship" behind UK-EU negotiations, Lord Clarke has said.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has responded to UK prime minister Boris Johnson’s assertion that the legislation to set aside aspects of the Northern Ireland protocol is “not a big deal”.

The European Union is taking legal action against the UK once again, after the government announced a bill altering the post-Brexit agreement that deals with trade between Northern Ireland, the rest of Britain, and the EU.

THE European Commission (EC) has urged the UK to “engage” over the Northern Ireland Protocol as the Welsh first minister hit out at Westminster plans to override the Brexit agreement.

Brussels is set to reveal details of action despite ministers’ insistence the the Northern Ireland protocol plans do not break international law.

ONCE again, we in Europe have found ourselves in a position where the UK Government is threatening to violate international law regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol.

A government minister has said a new bill to amend the UK's Brexit deal with the EU will "break international law".

‘Is it Article 16? And, if not, which article is he citing?’ Brandon Lewis is asked - as EU prepares legal action

Warning that legislation ‘would undermine rule of law and damage reputation of UK’ passes with thumping majority of 226.

Britain must ‘respect the Northern Ireland Protocol as signed with the EU’, House speaker says.

The list of bizarre things Boris Johnson is proposing to do to an international treaty he negotiated is growing. The target of these notions is the Northern Ireland protocol, which parliament ratified as part of the UK-EU withdrawal agreement more than a year ago.

Labour's Lord Falconer tells HuffPost UK internal market bill could cost Britain a "terrible price" with peers set to defeat government.

Coveney joins NI politicians in condemning move by North’s Minister of Agriculture.

The UK government’s latest moves to revise the Northern Ireland Protocol ride roughshod over international law and threaten the country’s reputation and relations abroad.

One of Boris Johnson’s most senior law officers has quit in protest at the government’s plans to break international law over Brexit.

Government ignored legal advice over proposed withdrawal agreement changes.

Two recent UK Constitutional Law Association blogs (see here and here) have highlighted the importance of rights in the context of the UK’s referendum on EU membership, and indeed within EU law more generally.

"Our hefty international influence rested on our history and reputation, buttressed by our membership of the European Union and our close alliance with the United States. Suddenly, we are no longer an irreplaceable bridge between Europe and America. We are now less relevant to them both."

The Scottish Government could use international law and the “principle of self-determination” to ramp up demands for a referendum on independence, a global constitutional law expert has said.

Rightly, a central tenet of British foreign policy has long been to abide – and to expect others to abide – by international law.

Pressure on supply chains is set to last throughout 2022, according to Logistics UK in a report that comes at the same time as fresh issues related to trade with Europe appear, with the government proposing unilateral action on Brexit.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has warned that the UK government is going to cause serious damage to its reputation internationally if proceeds with plans to unilaterally change parts of the Northern Ireland protocol as other countries will have reservations about trusting the UK in future treaties.

Boris Johnson’s plans to shred the Northern Ireland protocol have no basis in law, economics or diplomacy.

The UK government’s Northern Ireland Protocol Bill has now begun its journey through Parliament. If passed, it will unilaterally set aside significant sections of the Protocol – breaching international law and risking a trade war in the middle of a cost of living crisis.

Boris Johnson’s Trumpian remarks on the “deep state” will almost certainly have a destructive effect on British democracy.

Deep within the Northern Ireland protocol bill, ministers are making a sinister grab for yet more unchecked powers.

The U.K. government has pushed ahead with controversial plans to unilaterally override post-Brexit trade rules, ratcheting up the risk of a trade war as the European Union prepares to take retaliatory legal action.

Speaking in the Commons, Theresa May told MPs that the government's proposals to modify the Northern Ireland protocol would 'diminish' the UK's standing in the world and she 'cannot support it'. The bill proposed by the government, she said, is not 'legal in international law'.

Attorney general faces fury of Bar Council as revolt over internal market bill spreads.

The U.K.’s most senior Anglican bishops have warned that legislation breaching part of the Brexit divorce agreement the government signed with the European Union will set a “disastrous precedent” and could undermine peace in Northern Ireland.

Senior Conservatives and Labour believe the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill breaks international law and trashes the UK's reputation abroad - but Brexiteers threw their weight behind it.

Sir Bob Neill attempts to force Boris Johnson to require parliamentary approval before bringing provisions into force.

Trade body Salmon Scotland has reiterated its fears that the UK Government’s decision to unilaterally alter part of the post-Brexit deal it agreed with the European Union could hit trade to the Continent, Scottish salmon’s most important export market.

Tearing up Northern Ireland protocol ‘will spark trade war, drive up inflation and damage UK influence’, warns senior Tory MP.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said "trust has been damaged and eroded" between the EU and the UK due to the "hugely irresponsible" actions of the British government in signalling its intent to override elements of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement.

European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic said a compromise can still be found.

Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said the UK government is behaving in an "extraordinary way" over Brexit.

The UK and EU have reached agreement on how rules in the withdrawal agreement will be implemented, particularly in relation to Northern Ireland.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss just announced the Government’s intention to introduce legislation “in the coming weeks to make changes in the [Northern Ireland] protocol”.

The government has agreed to drop controversial legislation on Brexit that would have broken international law.

UK FOREIGN Secretary Dominic Raab has accused the EU of putting pressure on the Good Friday Agreement with its approach to the ongoing Brexit negotiations.

Peers back by huge margin amendment saying Bill would ‘undermine the rule of law’.

The British government has been warned that there is "no legal or political justification" for unilateral action on the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Environment secretary says talks in “very difficult position” and a critical 24 hours lie ahead.

Simon Coveney says new legislation will break international law and damage relations between UK and EU.

France will not be ‘hostages to British domestic politics’, says interior minister.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is expected to outline plans on Tuesday to legislate at Westminster to override parts of the Irish Sea trade arrangement.

Michael Gove is in Brussels trying to plot a way through the row over Northern Ireland, which risks blowing up wider Brexit talks.

Legislation has been published by the British government this evening which overrides the post-Brexit trade arrangements for Ireland and severely breaches both the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and international law.

Government to enrage Brussels by overwriting Brexit withdrawal agreement

Britain is pressing on with a plan to rip up parts of the post-Brexit trade deal it signed with the European Union.

The European Union has told Britain it should urgently scrap a plan to break their divorce treaty, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government refused and pressed ahead with a draft law that could sink four years of Brexit talks.

Lord Falconer issues warning as House of Lords prepares to vote on internal market bill.

‘No justification’ for bid to ditch NI protocol, Ireland and Germany warn Johnson.

The UK government’s plan to walk away from parts of the Northern Ireland Brexit deal is destroying the repaired relationship with the EU, political leaders and diplomats have said.

Jonathan Jones resigns after plans emerge to alter legally binding Northern Ireland protocol

As it stands, the UK Nationality and Borders Bill would penalise most refugees seeking asylum in the country via damaging and unjustified penalties, creating an asylum model that undermines established international refugee protection rules and practices, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, said Wednesday.

A bipartisan US congressional delegation is due to meet Irish premier Micheal Martin in Dublin.

European commission chief responds to claims that No 10 plans to renege on withdrawal agreement

The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator has warned that Brussels will not give in to threats and blackmail, as the furious row over the Northern Irish border took a step closer towards a trade war.

A CAMPAIGN group backing independence in Western Sahara is to take the UK Government to court over a post-Brexit trade agreement with Morocco.

EU Commission rejects UK’s new legislation and launches legal action against Britain.

Ministers have undermined Britain’s hard-earned reputation abroad by riding roughshod over conventions and the law

In a nutshell the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill rips up any judicial or policing role for the EU in respect of trade with its single market - the biggest in the world - via Northern Ireland.

The government – led by Boris Johnson – needs to rethink its approach and put the national interest above Brexit ideology

Just seven months after singing its praises, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is attempting to rewrite the Brexit deal he signed with the European Union.

The European Commission has today sent the United Kingdom a letter of formal notice for breaching its obligations under the Withdrawal Agreement. This marks the beginning of a formal infringement process against the United Kingdom. It has one month to reply to today's letter.

My former Conservative colleagues: ask yourselves what Boris Johnson has achieved, and heed the damning answer

Ursula von der Leyen says EU will ‘never backtrack’ on withdrawal agreement.

NI Minister of Agriculture should publish legal advice, says manufacturing body.

We spoke to Democratic Congressman Brendan Boyle, who sits on the House Committee on Ways and Means, which is responsible for international trade agreements.

European leaders made their feelings about the Northern Ireland protocol known to a PM desperate to score a PR victory.

Ellie Newis reviews two of the flagship free trade agreements that were supposed to reignite the UK economy.

‘I can’t believe that any side would be acting in such a cavalier way when we're talking about a fragile peace in the North of Ireland’

Brussels has announced it is taking legal action against the UK government after Boris Johnson pushed ahead with plans to overwrite parts of the Brexit agreement.

Britain’s former ambassador to the European Union Ivan Rogers has predicted that Britain will leave the post-Brexit transition at the end of this year with no deal, describing Boris Johnson as a Trumpite politician who wants the EU to fail.