Read more: British government`s legal chief resigns `over plans to repeal Brexit withdrawal agreement` The government has been accused across the political spectrum of wanting to get rid of commitments it signed as part of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. On Tuesday, the Financial Times reported that Jonathan Jones, the head of the UK government`s legal department, had resigned from his post in an apparent protest against the government`s plans. The EU said it would “do everything in its power to reach an agreement” with the UK, but would be “ready” for a no-deal scenario. The spokesman said Johnson had previously “publicly ruled out” the implementation of a number of provisions of the withdrawal agreement with Brussels. What if the government continues with a law that seems to contradict the Withdrawal Agreement? Boris Johnson`s plan to unilaterally rewrite part of his Brexit withdrawal agreement will violate international law, Northern Ireland Minister Brandon Lewis has admitted, leading to a wave of condemnation from across all political horizons. He said the government`s aim was to implement the Northern Ireland Protocol, which is part of the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, through negotiations with the European Union. Asked if Johnson now regretted signing the Withdrawal Agreement and its protocol with Northern Ireland, the Prime Minister`s official spokesman replied: “No.” However, he said the DUP had “warned ministers from the beginning of the impact of the withdrawal agreement” and said it was a “trade union split, economic destruction and a border creation agreement that needs to be changed and replaced”. Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney described Lewis` comments as “seriously worrying”, adding: “Any unilateral deviation from the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement would be a matter of considerable concern and a very serious step.” “We hope that an agreement is still possible, but as a responsible government, we cannot allow temporary standard positions to come into effect.” This opened the floodgates. It was normal for the ministers to be at the shipping box. Members did not expect anything else. So if Lewis had indeed told a half-truth, then the reality should be even worse than they had thought. Was all this just a trick to upset the EU so much that we ended up saying we had the Good Friday Deal and a no-deal Brexit? Lewis opened and closed his mouth, but no words came out. Downing Street said it would only make “minor clarifications in extremely specific areas” – but it worried some in Brussels and Westminster that it might see the government trying to amend the withdrawal agreement, which became international law when the UK left the EU in January.
British government officials said the changes were minor and would not replace last year`s withdrawal agreement. In practice, they would give UK ministers the power to decide which goods are “at risk” of entering the EU, to waive summary withdrawals for goods travelling from Northern Ireland to the UK and to decide when Brussels should be informed of state aid decisions affecting the Market for Northern Ireland products. So he started saying old nonsense that came to mind. Yes, Boris had a bit of a brain freeze when he negotiated the withdrawal agreement, and it was a bit of crap, but everyone was entitled to a little day off. The Brexit deal never made sense, so it was fair that Boris tried to tie a few loose points while ignoring something that had been agreed by the UK and the EU. But people shouldn`t be too quick to prejudge the situation. Just wait until Wednesday, when the government published its new single market law and see if the EU was still complaining at the time. Note: This would be the case. Like almost everyone else. Even his most generous friends wouldn`t call Brandon Lewis particularly intelligent. He is one of the natural labourers of Parliament.
A born disciple. A man who unexpectedly found himself in the cabinet because his most talented colleagues disqualified themselves, because they were clumsy and had no principles of his own, he could eventually compromise. But it seemed little damaging that Boris Johnson promoted Brandon to Northern Ireland`s post after the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and Northern Ireland Protocol were agreed in Parliament last year, as there was little potential for him to ruin everything. “This Parliament has incorporated this withdrawal agreement into UK law. The government is changing the way this agreement works. The text of the new law will not be published until Wednesday, although the government has confirmed that it will address the issue of the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol – an element of the withdrawal agreement designed to prevent a hard border from returning to the island of Ireland after Brexit. The two sides are trying to reach an agreement before the end of the transition period on December 31, in which the UK will comply with World Trade Organization rules if no deal is reached. Britain`s chief Brexit negotiator, Lord David Frost, called for “realism” on the part of his EU counterparts, saying he would “clarify our clear message that we need to make progress this week if we are to reach an agreement on time”. As part of the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has agreed to implement the EU Customs Code in Northern Ireland.
The code contains so-called exit summary declarations – quasi-complete documents that traders must complete when exporting goods. Although it has agreed to implement the code, the UK government now says these statements should not be required. “There is a chance,” says the professor. Barnard, “that the EU will decide to trigger the dispute settlement mechanism in the Withdrawal Agreement, which could lead to arbitration and a case before the European Court of Justice.” Theresa May – who resigned as prime minister last year after her own Brexit deal did not receive parliament`s support – said: “The British government has signed the withdrawal agreement with the Northern Ireland protocol. There was an angry backlash yesterday after Downing Street said it would bring in new legislation that could nullify parts of the withdrawal agreement that Britain and the EU agreed to last year. The FT report drew sharp criticism from Brussels just as discussions on the future relationship between the UK and the EU were resuming. Downing Street spent much of Monday insisting they had no plans to roll back an international deal. “We are determined to implement the Withdrawal Agreement and the Northern Ireland Protocol and we have already taken many practical steps to do so,” Boris Johnson`s official spokesman said on Monday. “How can the government assure future international partners that the UK can be trusted to meet the legal obligations of the agreements it has signed?” At the beginning of the debate, former British Prime Minister Theresa May hinted that her successor Johnson was trying to renounce the promises he had signed under international law. She asked Lewis: “How can the government assure future international partners that the UK can be trusted to meet the legal obligations of the agreements it has signed?” The UK Prime Minister`s official spokesman said: “The Withdrawal Agreement was written on the basis that further agreements can be reached between us and the EU on the details through the Joint Committee process.