British MPs approve controversial bill – Jornal Económico

British MPs on Tuesday approved a controversial bill that partially overturns the United Kingdom’s exit agreement from the European Union (EU) and angered the EU in full post-Brexit negotiations.

Despite disagreements within the Conservative Party, this text, which the Boris Johnson Government acknowledged violating international law, was approved tonight with 340 votes in favor and 256 against, concluding the process in the House of Commons and paving the way for analysis by the House of Lords (upper house of parliament) in the coming weeks.

The proposed Internal Market law in the United Kingdom had already been approved in general and in particular, although the British Government gave in to pressure from a group of conservative deputies and agreed to give parliament the last word in deciding whether or not to act on the provisions. text.

Aimed at replacing European standards with rules for trade between the different regions of the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) after leaving the EU, the legislation gives the British executive powers to ignore clauses that are in the Wake up.

At issue are issues such as the filing of export declarations or customs controls between the British province of Northern Ireland and Great Britain, the island where England, Scotland and Wales are located.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson argued that this legislation is a “safety net” to protect the country’s integrity from “extremist or irrational interpretations of the Protocol, which could result in a border in the Irish Sea”.

Brussels reiterated this week the request for the Government to remove the “disputing parts” of the bill by the end of September, which London refused.

However, today the ninth round of negotiations for a post-Brexit trade agreement has begun, which runs until Friday.

Mid-October is considered the deadline for reaching an understanding, otherwise the absence of an agreement will result in customs tariffs on trade between the United Kingdom and the European bloc as of January 1, 2021.

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