A point about the @neill_bob amendment to the #InternalMarketBill.
That amendment essentially stops the offending clauses (the clauses that give the govt power to make regulations that infringe international - and domestic - law) from coming into force until the House of Commons agrees.
That would be better than just passing the clauses outright. But passing the #InternalMarketBill with that amendment would still be a breach of international law.
That’s because Article 5 of the Withdrawal Agreement says that the Parties (EU and UK) “shall refrain from any measures which could jeopardise the attainment of the objectives of this Agreement.”
Passage of the Act would be a “measure”. And because it gives the current government a domestic legal basis for breaching the agreement, it “jeopardises the attainment of the objectives of” the WA.
So if the House of Commons wishes to ensure that the UK honours its international obligations - freely entered into by the current government - it should reject those clauses entirely - and at this stage reject the Bill.
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