Brexit: UK Governments EU Exit Treaty-Breaking Laws Defeated in Parliament

Brexit: UK Governments EU Exit Treaty-Breaking Laws Defeated in Parliament
File photo shows a puzzle with printed EU and UK flags in this illustration taken on Nov. 13, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Reuters/Illustration
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The UK government’s proposed laws that would allow it to breach Britain’s EU exit treaty suffered a major defeat in Parliament on Monday.

The Internal Market Bill aims to smooth trading rules with devolved Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales after the transition period since the UK left the EU ends on Dec. 31.