UK Drops Plan to Break Brexit Treaty After Reaching Agreement on Northern Ireland

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson (R) listens to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ahead of their meeting inside 10 Downing Street, in central London, UK, on Jan. 8, 2020. Kirsty Wigglesworth/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

The British government said on Tuesday it will drop its plan to breach the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement, after it reached agreement with the European Union about the thorny issue of Northern Ireland.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government said in September its Internal Market Bill would override parts of the withdrawal agreement in order to protect free trade between mainland Britain and Northern Ireland.