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UK talks up EU withdrawal-treaty changes that would 'break international law'

By Jakub Krupa
  • 08 Sep 2020 11:07
  • 02 Feb 2021 05:00
The UK government has defended its plans to "override" parts of the Northern Ireland protocol to the EU withdrawal agreement if no deal is reached, despite a senior minister acknowledging that the controversial move would "break international law."
The government plans to add new clauses to the Internal Market Bill

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Jakub Krupa

Senior Correspondent


Jakub joined MLex’s London team in August 2020 to report on topics including data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and telecom regulation, focusing on EU & UK regulatory and legal risk in the telecoms, media and technology (TMT) sectors. He is currently working on MLex's coverage of future mobility, in particular the rise of connected, electric and autonomous vehicles.

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