Thread by @StevePeers

The Spectator piece is by a barrister who blocked me for pointing out that he was falsely claiming that the withdrawal agreement was temporary. On this issue, the Brexit deal is separate from the withdrawal agreement, which does not have a human rights/rule of law break clause.

https://twitter.com/sylviademars/status/1446757104874835969

As for the Brexit deal, the human rights/rule of law break clauses mostly concern criminal law. There is an "essential elements" clause referring to the entire treaty, but it's subject to a high threshold to use it:
eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/01/analys…

See also my recent thread on human rights and the Brexit deal -

https://twitter.com/StevePeers/status/1445451902078967811?t=HdmoYr6RUedEJ2UqCgnxfg&s=19

The subtitle "lets Britain change the Brexit deal" implies that it can be changed unilaterally, which is obviously false. (The author may not have written the headline; but there's no excuse for legal nonsense in a headline no matter who wrote it)

https://twitter.com/odtorson/status/1446764892183310338?t=HdmoYr6RUedEJ2UqCgnxfg&s=19

This is incorrect: the TCA and the withdrawal agreement are different treaties, and there is no provision for suspension of the Northern Ireland protocol due to rule of law concerns.