Former Tory PM Sir John Major has blasted the Government over its plans to flout international law by overriding key parts of the Brexit deal.
The Tory grandee warned the decision to rejig parts of the agreement with the EU could undermine the UK's global standing. Amid a furious backlash at home and abroad, Boris Johnson vowed to press ahead with controversial legislation allowing the UK to unpick parts of the treaty negotiated last year.
The Prime Minister said the new Internal Markets Bill - tabled in Parliament on Wednesdy - was needed to provide a “legal safety net” to protect peace in Northern Ireland in case of a no-deal Brexit.
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